DocArchive (1994): Frederick Ryan, Writer and Thinker
Frederick Ryan was a Dublin born journalist, playwright and socialist. He was heavily involved in both theatre and politics. His involvement with politics and strong views often prevented him from bei...
12 Mars 200942min
DocArchive: Battered Wives
John Skehan talks to women who have suffered domestic abuse and looks at some of the relief schemes available. (1975)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12 Mars 200939min
DocArchive: The Marvellous Adventures of Cabeza De Vaca
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish Explorer of the New World, and one of only four survivors of the 1527 Narváez expedition. This account of his life tells an incredible tale of many adventures,...
12 Mars 200929min
DocArchive: Factory Lives - Ferenka
Ferenka was once a factory in Limerick - a stable resource of employment. But in 1977 it closed down leaving in its wake a depressed and mournful workforce. (Broadcast 2004)See omnystudio.com/listener...
12 Mars 200942min
DocArchive (1994): Mothers and Daughter - Story of an Adoption
Theresa was given up for adoption by her mother Terry. This tells the story of how Terry felt about the birth and giving her daugher up for adoption. We also hear how Terry and Theresa’s adoptive pare...
11 Mars 200942min
DocArchive: Bees and Their Keepers
An account of the long history Ireland has with beekeeping and how bees are so important to the farmers of Ireland .From the financial gain, to every sting, we hear from people who are passionate abou...
11 Mars 200939min
DocArchive (1994): To Somalia and Back
In the early 1990’s, vicious inter-clan fighting in Somalia led to the deaths of 30,000 Somalis, in addition to an estimated 200,000 who died as a result of famine. This is the story of the Irish sold...
10 Mars 200951min
DocArchive: It happens silently in the night
It took Ireland generations to fully open up to the sexual abuse of children within the state. Before the lid was blown open on this area in the late 1990s, this documentary made ten years earlier pai...
9 Mars 200939min
