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The Joy At Christmas
Episode 1
In December 2011, a prisoner in Mountjoy Prison, Dublin recorded the sound of the place during the Christmas period, the meals, Mass, present-making …
13 years, 10 months ago
Dublin City Council Messiah
Episode 1
What links Handel's 'Messiah' and Dublin City Council. Well, there are lots of real links (it was written and first performed in Dublin, the annual o…
13 years, 10 months ago
Take No More
Episode 1
The extraordinary and desperate story of a standoff between teachers, subcontractors and parents. In September 2012, after 160yrs of waiting, Kilfina…
13 years, 10 months ago
Talking Statue?
Episode 1
Louis Wilson makes money standing still...very still. He's a 'human statue' in Dublin. He dresses up as writers James Joyce and Patrick Kavanagh and …
13 years, 10 months ago
Superdog
Episode 1
Eoghan Clonan is ten and like many children of his age, he really wants a dog but when Eoghan gets his new pet, it's not your usual four legged mutt.…
13 years, 10 months ago
Nightscapes - Earth
Episode 1
Based on the Four Elements: Earth, Wind, Fire & Water. A night-time earth soundscape from Northern Ireland - birth, taxis, death. Sounds from the Mat…
13 years, 10 months ago
Kenmare Street
Episode 1
A story of famine, enforced emigration, New York tenements, politics and how a kid from the slums of the 'Five Points' got to name a street in Manhat…
13 years, 11 months ago
I Hate My Voice
Episode 1
Rosaleen McDonagh has a speech impediment. It makes dealing with people difficult. She is often frustrated with others, sometimes blames herself but …
13 years, 11 months ago
Nightscapes - Water
Episode 1
Soundscapes from Northern Irish night-times based on the classical elements - Air, Earth, Fire & Water. In this episode, Water: fishing, crying, sail…
13 years, 11 months ago
The Many Sides of Steve Menarry
Episode 1
Steve, from England, lives in Donegal. He took early retirement from one high-pressure job on health grounds. Then, gradually he got another job, and…
13 years, 11 months ago