Documentary Category

Posted on September 4 , 2010 In Documentary

SPECIAL DELIVERIES

SPECIAL DELIVERIES – A five part series for BBC Northern Ireland.
Begins Monday 6th September – 10.35pm BBC1.

For expectant mothers and fathers-to-be, pregnancy is a nine-month rollercoaster ride of emotions. Guiding them every step of the way, right up to the birth, is a special breed of people – the midwives. With unique access to [...]

Posted on July 18 , 2010 In Documentary

BRITAIN GOES CAMPING

Britain Goes Camping – Tuesday 20th July – 9pm BBC FOUR.

Featuring the evocative memories and unseen archive of generations of enthusiasts, Britain Goes Camping tells the intriguing story of how sleeping under canvas evolved from a leisure activity for a handful of adventurous Edwardian gents to the quintessentially British family pastime that it is [...]

Posted on November 10 , 2009 In Documentary, Irish Language

TEORAINN – Border

TEORAINN – Border – TG4, Wed 11th November, 9.30pm; BBC TWO Northern Ireland, Sun 15th November, 7pm.

Teorainn is a new four-part Irish Language documentary series on the dramatic history of the border and its impact on Ireland north and south for almost 90 years.
Is sraith úr faisnéise Gaeilge í seo, ina bhfuil ceithre chlár, [...]

Posted on November 4 , 2009 In Documentary

THE SCHOOL REPORT

THE SCHOOL REPORT – Monday 9th November – 9pm BBC One Northern Ireland.

The issue of the 11+ has led to fierce debate and divided opinion across Northern Ireland on the merits and fairness of academic selection. It’s a debate that has dominated the news in Northern Ireland for a number of years and [...]

Posted on October 29 , 2009 In Documentary

THE MAN WHO COULD FLY

THE MAN WHO COULD FLY- Monday 2nd November – 9pm BBC One Northern Ireland.

To celebrate the centenary of flight in Ireland, presenter Eddie Irvine tells the dramatic but little-known story of the young aviator Harry Ferguson, the first man in Ireland to fly a plane, at Hillsborough, County Down in 1909.

Programme synopsis
He is one [...]

Posted on October 27 , 2009 In Documentary

HIGH FLYERS – HOW BRITAIN TOOK TO THE AIR

HIGH FLYERS – HOW BRITAIN TOOK TO THE AIR – 9pm Wednesday 28th October BBC4.

Part of the Age of Glamour Season
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A compelling and colourful documentary celebrating the golden age of air travel when, during the 1920s and 1930s, Britain ruled the skies and style and glamour were a passport to adventure.
Programme synopsis
In Britain in the [...]

Posted on October 9 , 2009 In Documentary

Losing Our Religion

In a major new documentary, William Crawley asks if religion has a future in Northern Ireland.
Losing Our Religion, on BBC One Northern Ireland on Monday, October 12 at 9pm, William travels the length and breadth of Northern Ireland to explore the relevance of religious ideas and practices in the lives of both believers and non-believers [...]

Posted on August 31 , 2009 In Documentary

If Lynch Had Invaded

If Lynch Had Invaded – TX Tuesday 1 September 2009, at 9.35pm on RTÉ One.

As rioting raged out of control across Northern Ireland in August 1969, for Jack Lynch and his government it was the biggest crisis to have faced the country since the start of the Second World War. Remarkably, within weeks the Irish [...]

Posted on June 30 , 2009 In Documentary

Lemass Documentary: 30th June, RTÉ One, 9.30pm

Lemass: The Man who Made Modern Ireland