DocArchive (1981): Down to Earth First All Ireland Arctic Expedition
Three Irish explorers set off on a 6-month expedition to The Arctic. How do they prepare physically and mentally, and what do they need to do to keep frostbite at bay? What links exist between The Arc...
28 Feb 19811h
DocArchive (1980): Last Fiddle Master
Pádraig Ó Caoimh is regarded as one of the most influential fiddle players of all time and the greatest in the Sliabh Luachra style. Born in 1887 in Gleantán, he was the eldest of 8 children from a mu...
4 Dec 198039min
DocArchive (1980): Image Makers
The art and science of Public Relations is explored. In Ireland, in 1980, there were 150 full time PR practitioners and it was a rapidly expanding industry at the time. The myth of a gin swilling, cig...
18 Sep 198042min
DocArchive (1980): Dark Clouds over the Cruacha Gorma
The Blue Stack Mountains also known as na Cruacha Gorma are the major mountain range in the south of county Donegal. There is a particular history to this area of traditional music, crafts and Irish l...
21 Aug 198039min
DocArchive (1980): McCarthyism; The Fall of Senator Joseph McCarthy
"McCarthyism", as defined by Senator McCarthy, means calling a man a Communist who is later proven to be one. The man, Joseph McCarthy, and the phenomenon, McCarthyism, were two essentially distinct e...
29 Maj 198038min
DocArchive (1980): McCarthyism-The Rise of Senator Joseph McCarthy
Senator Joseph McCarthy became synonymous with anti-communist persecution and paranoia in the United States in the 1950’s.This first of two documentaries explains the rise in power of the senator from...
23 Maj 198037min
DocArchive (1980): Northside Swaddy - Seán O'Casey in Dublin
The Award Winning Seán O’Casey was one of Irish literature’s greats. Born in Dublin in 1880, this documentary takes a tour of the Northside of the city, tracing his life. With contributions from famil...
5 Mars 198039min
DocArchive (1980): Great Art Beaten Down
Hugh Lane amassed a collection of pictures with his brilliant eye for art. A man whose life was surrounded by the sort of controversy which was only equalled by his untimely death onboard the Lusitani...
13 Feb 198039min
