DocArchive (1993): Claddagh Kingdom: Claddagh Villagers Speak
The ancient fishing village of Claddagh was once a self-governing community with its own elected King, who commanded the fishing fleet and upheld the community’s customs. The sight of a red-haired gir...
13 Mar 199341min
DocArchive (1993): Children of Belsen Story
Following liberation, five orphaned children from Belsen concentration camp were brought to Ireland by Dr Bob Collis and adopted by Irish families. They remember their lives before they were captured ...
7 Mar 199345min
DocArchive (1993) : The Golden Years
Free from the constraints of working life, retirement is the time to start embracing a new-found freedom and enjoying your life. Growing old should be celebrated; seen as a chance to explore new inter...
19 Feb 199355min
DocArchive (1993): Indian from Clare
Dr Moosajee Bhamjee became the first Muslim TD in Dáil Éireann when he was elected as a Labour deputy for Clare in 1992. Bhamjee was born in South Africa in 1947, he settled in Ireland in the 1970s af...
23 Jan 199341min
DocArchive (1993): Between the Devil and the Holy See
James Montgomery was the first Irish Film Censor between 1923 and 1940. Drawing on his memoirs this documentary details the life of one of Ireland's most important cultural gatekeepers. ( First Broadc...
9 Jan 199342min
DocArchive (1992): Counting the Days
The 12th of May 1989, Jackie Mann was snatched off the streets of Beirut and disappeared as if the earth had swallowed him up. He was taken hostage by terrorists and held for 865 days. His wife, Sunni...
28 Mar 199242min
DocArchive(1992): Trail of Tears - A Vision Quest
Descendants of the Choctaw people return to their homelands in Mississippi to honour their ancestors, who had their land thorn away from them and were driven ruthlessly into a wilderness. What long-te...
27 Mar 199241min
DocArchive (1992): Trail of Tears - The Choctaw March
Forcibly driven from their homelands in Mississippi, the Choctaw Indians trekked 500 miles on a journey that was to be known as the Trail of Tears. We retrace their footsteps and look at the hardships...
20 Mar 199242min
