Documentary on One - RTÉ Documentaries

Irishmen serving in the British Navy recount the sinking of The 'Graf Spee' - a German battleship at the helm of the German fleet in WW2. Weighing in at over 16,000 tonnes, she was a feared predator - until the British Navy sunk her (Broadcast 1980)

The story of the closure of the Fieldcrest factory in Kilkenny in 1982. With high hopes for the factory and surrounding community we hear directly from those who were affected most by its closure and how it has impacted on their lives. (Broadcast 1982)

The Documentary on One team have put together four very different mini documentaries. Each promise to take a close look at some of the moods and motivations around the national holiday. (First Broadcast 2008) The Documentary on One team have put together four very different mini documentaries. Each promise to take a close look at some of the moods and motivations around the national holiday

Coal has been mined in Tyrone since the mid 1600's and when it comes to the town of 'Coalisland' in East Tyrone, its name tells the story. Travel into the past, present and future of coal mining in N. Ireland - through generations of time (Broadcast 1979)

In 1973, RTE Radio One Producer Seán Mac Reamoinn set out to capture life in the North Wall and Sherriff Street area of Dublin city.

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)

John Skehan talks to women who have suffered domestic abuse and looks at some of the relief schemes available. (1975)

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 being employed. (1994)

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, and indeed misadventures. (First Broadcast 1982)

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 parents finally made contact. (First Broadcast 1994)

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 about beekeeping in Ireland. (Broadcast 1982)

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 soldiers in the midst of the deadly Somalian crisis. (First Broadcast 1994)

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 paints the full circle of child sex abuse (Broadcast 1991)

Every October, 90% of the entire world population of Brent Geese fly into Dublin Bay on their annual migration. In this documentary, we follow them on their 4,000km journey from Bathurst Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago to Dublin (Broadcast 1985)

Mary Benson was a South African writer and antiapartheid activist. She rejected her privileged upbringing as a white in South Africa to campaign against her country’s racial policies and lived in voluntary exile in London from the 1960s (Broadcast 1991)