Documentary on One Podcast

Dick Warner travels to west Kerry, one of the last habitats of the native Irish natterjack toad who is thought to be an immigrant from the end of the Ice Age. Dick soon discovers that the toads are in...

30 Dec 200934min

This is the story of two sisters who spent their childhoods growing up in a Satanic cult. This is challenging listening, sometimes upsetting, sometimes unbelievable - but all true. What is it like to ...

30 Dec 200937min

A documentary with a difference - Derek Mahon's acclaimed poetry sequence of The Hudon River is read by a stellar cast including Stephen Rea and Dawn Bradfiled and put to a soundtrack of New York soun...

30 Dec 200959min

Poet David Whyte unravels the role of poetry and mythology in life. Author of six books of poetry, David grew up with a strong, imaginative influence from his Irish mother in the valleys of his father...

30 Dec 200942min

This documentary relives a dramatic year in the life of Irish Hurling, when the summer's games became our national soap opera. The 1998 All-Ireland hurling championship was like no other - from the ou...

29 Dec 200954min

A surprise to many, Dublin is Ireland's largest Gaeltacht and the area where the most amount of people speak Irish/Gaelic on a daily basis. But what is life like for a family bringing up children spea...

28 Dec 200942min

Kenneth Jones has dedicated his life to building pipe organs. We visit Ken at his home, learn about the history of the organ and also hear him play some of the instruments he made including the organ ...

28 Dec 200939min

Magilligan is a penninusla in Co. Derry with a unique history. Unusually, it is an area of Northern Ireland where the population is made up in the majority of families who are 'pre-plantation' stock. ...

28 Dec 200943min