DocArchive (2005): Early Doors, No More!
The 12th of December 1955, the opera house in Cork was destroyed by fire. The destruction of the Old Opera house affected the people on an emotional level. The burning is equivocated in the minds of C...
25 Apr 200542min
DocArchive (2004): The Little Eva Story
In 1962, a teenage singer called Little Eva was plucked from obscurity and shot to stardom with her number one smash hit, "The Locomotion". She enjoyed relative success with her next single but strugg...
3 Okt 200438min
Doc Archive (2004): Bulldozer and Buckleppin
Two short documentaries. In ‘Break a Nail’, Camilla Duncan is a Westmeath grandmother who drives a bulldozer for her living. In ‘Jumping for Tanzania’, the Co. Meath Kells Heritage Buckleppin' Competi...
20 Jul 200426min
Doc Archive (2004): Skerries 100
Skerries 100 is organised by The Loughshinny Motor Cycle Supporters Club in Skerries Co. Dublin. The sport is dangerous and exciting for its participants. We wish offer our condolences to the family a...
13 Jul 200425min
DocArchive (2004): D-Day 60 Years On - The Forgotten Heroes
To mark the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Derek Davis visits the Normandy Beaches where the largest amphibious invasion in military history was held on June 6th 1944. Paratroopers & glider t...
18 Jun 200440min
Doc Archive (2003) Unconquered Champion
A look at the life and works of essayist William Hazlitt, the 18th century English writer best known for his humanist essays. Willett spent much of his childhood in Ireland. In particular we look at h...
26 Sep 200342min
DocArchive (2002): The Tallymen of Tralee
Tallymen have a passion for politics and most would have been canvassing in the run-up to this election. But today, the Tallymen are centre stage, it is all about compiling the data to make early pred...
31 Okt 200228min
DocArchive(2001): They Sang Freedom
A treasure of recordings found in producer, Bill Meek's attic. Untouched for over three decades, they tell the story of the Civil Rights Movement in America's Deep South. Journeying from heartland of ...
21 Nov 200142min
