Documentary On One - Rté Documentaries

Angela has always wanted children, but in the absence of Mr Right, she took an alternative route to motherhood. She chose artificial insemination - and a sperm donor from Denmark. The question is, would it work? Would she finally have a baby of her own?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On April 2, 1966, a fishing-boat came into Dingle harbour carrying a very rare and valuable catch: a wild sturgeon - the fish whose eggs are used to make caviar - in today's money, the fish was worth over €3,000.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Noelle Fitzsimons sits in Tallaght District Court every day the court sits. She's a volunteer with Victim Support and works with the Court Support Services.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

300 women and 15 men in a Mayo medical devices plant - a recipe for fun and significant social change in an impoverished area.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ronan Kelly travels to the first World Bodhrán Championships in Milltown, Co. Kerry - meeting some very interesting characters along the way, some of whom have travelled a very long way to be there. (First Broadcast in 2006)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Irish comedian Maeve Higgins looks for people who write to Saint Valentine in Whitefriar Church Dublin. She meets people who are looking for love, asking for help, telling him their most intimate hopes and fears - all written into a public book on displaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marianne Argue has an unglamourous job in the frontline of the health service crisis: she's a bed manager in Wexford General Hospital.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2006 Westmeath taxi driver Ray O'Hara found himself with a VIP in the back of his cab, and a fare that would last 6 months with the King of Pop.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Barry is from Portlaoise; he's spent his working life in technology and now he's set up a company with his children to produce products for bedroom DJs and musicians.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A sonic portrait of Skellig Michael in the company of world-renowned sound recordist, Chris Watson. Chris captures the gurgling of Storm Petrels and the raucous music of Manx Shearwaters as they swarm around Christ’s Saddle in the dark.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two different tales of Irish people who share an enthusiasm for retro Americana.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every county in Ireland, except one, has at least one winner of the Victoria Cross. This radio documentary delves into this little known aspect of Irish history to find out who these men were and how they won the most prized award for gallantry. (2010)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

District Nurse, Margaret Roche, recalls working as a rural midwife in Co. Wexford from the 1950s to the 1970s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A shocking incident in a quiet Canadian town, as told by the neighbours who unwittingly found themselves caught in the middle of a domestic abuse incident.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2004, Wexford Co. Council built new public housing in the villages of Campile and Fethard-on-Sea and to mark this project the Council also commissioned a suite of music.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An incredible story. 80yr old Donegal man Peter Daly was a member of the notoriously corrupt NYPD Special Investigations Unit during the 1970s. Peter received a 10yr jail term for his involvement in a 100kg drug seizure and befriended the mafia in prisonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why people are breaking up pianos, what the keening means at a funeral in South Africa and the boxing barber/hair-cutting boxer - extracts from three stories courtesy of The Dark group in London. You can listen to the full stories at inthedarkradio.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20 years ago the Documentary Unit put a microphone on a small boy starting national school in Dublin. Now, 20 years later, where is everyone? Especially the hysterical child who tried to escape the classroom when his mother left.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The biggest known oil reserve in the world. A tiny community of aboriginal Canadians. And a Limerick GP. How an Irish doctor came face to face with the biggest industrial project on the planet and found himself at the centre of a nationwide controversy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOG is a hackerspace group. Every other Tuesday they meet to pick locks. They have a table full of padlocks that range from simple 3-pin ones to more challenging 5-pin locks. They all seek that "moment of joy" that comes with success.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.