Documentary on One Podcast

A look at the life and career of the Irish music collector and uilleann piper Breandán Breathnach. He is recognised as being responsible for saving numerous tunes and is seen as an important figure in...

3 Feb 200930min

While most of us sleep at night, Dublin city is still alive and kicking. From taxi drivers to fire men and maternity hospitals to newspaper printers, we hear from the people who work through the night...

3 Feb 200940min

This is the story of Nivita, an all-girl band from Cork whose three members Niamh, Anita and Carmel and a twenty-month baby girl Emma were killed in a tragic accident, when their car crashed just outs...

2 Feb 200942min

The erosion of memory is something we all fear. For those left watching, there's nothing worse than seeing loved ones health fade away. Alzheimer's is most often diagnosed in over 65's and there's an ...

2 Feb 200944min

Witchcraft, the use of supernatural or magical powers, moves between fact and fiction depending on the believer or non-believer. We investigate the history of persecution suffered by ‘witches’ in the ...

1 Feb 200939min

For most people in life, love is at the core of living. Sharing one's life with a significant other is nearly expected. This documentary tells a story of people who choose differently - to opt out of ...

1 Feb 200942min

Each year worldwide, over one million people commit suicide. This documentary meets with people who have attempted suicide and lived to tell the tale. They discuss their mental health and difficult em...

1 Feb 200942min

Tropical rainforests are 'jewels of the Earth'. Responsible for 28% of the world's oxygen turn over, rainforests are home to over 50% of all species in the world. So why are we destroying this environ...

1 Feb 200941min