Documentary Category
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
Billing
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Lemass Documentary: 30th June, RTÉ One, 9.30pm
Lemass: The Man who Made Modern Ireland