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RTE – Invasion: The Normans (2023) Part 2

08/12/2024 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

RTE – Invasion: The Normans (2023) Part 2
English | Documentary | Size: 1.25 GB

850 years ago, the Normans were one of the world’s most powerful military forces, dominating Britain, France and Sicily. [Read more…]

RTE – Invasion: The Normans (2023) Part 1

07/12/2024 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

RTE – Invasion: The Normans (2023) Part 1
English | Documentary | Size: 1.25 GB

850 years ago, the Normans were one of the world’s most powerful military forces, dominating Britain, France and Sicily. Over two episodes we will explore the 12th Century Norman invasion of Ireland. [Read more…]

RTE – Ballymanus (2022)

16/10/2024 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

RTE – Ballymanus (2022)
English | Documentary | Size: 599 MB

10th May 1943. Something is spotted drifting ashore off the coast of Northwest Donegal, Ireland. Something that would change the lives of the local people forever. [Read more…]

RTE – Manchan’s Europe by Train Series 1 (2024)

20/09/2024 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

RTE – Manchan’s Europe by Train Series 1 (2024)
English | Documentary | Size: 3.28 GB

Manchan Magan embraces the ethos of slow travel, taking the time to get to know people and places, and experiencing local customs and traditions. [Read more…]

RTE – The Cable that Changed the World (2024)

12/09/2024 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

RTE – The Cable that Changed the World (2024)
English | Documentary | Size: 1.16 GB

Tells the epic story of the first transatlantic communications cable laid between Valentia Island, County Kerry, and Newfoundland, Canada. [Read more…]

RTE – The Seven Ages of Noël Browne (2023)

26/08/2023 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

RTE – The Seven Ages of Noël Browne (2023)
English | Documentary | Size: 932 MB

An exploration of the dramatic life of Dr No?l Browne – a socialist challenger of consensus, radical Minister for Health, author of the Mother and Child Scheme, and nemesis of Archbishop John Charles McQuaid. [Read more…]

RTE – In the Name of Gerry Conlon (2023)

20/08/2023 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

RTE – In the Name of Gerry Conlon (2023)
English | Documentary | Size: 754 MB

Director Lorenzo Moscia met Gerry Conlon two months before his death in 2014 and recorded In the Name of Gerry Conlon – an intimate documentary where Gerry shares the story of his wrongful conviction, and how he found meaning in life by fighting for others in similar cases of miscarriages of justice after his release. [Read more…]

RTE – Taking Sides Britain and the Civil War (2023)

15/06/2023 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

RTE – Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War (2023)
English | Documentary | Size: 680 MB

Michael Portillo uses British state papers to shed fresh light on key events and personalities during the Civil War period in Ireland. [Read more…]

RTE – The Silent Civil War (2023)

23/05/2023 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

RTE – The Silent Civil War (2023)
English | Documentary | Size: 1.06 GB

A team of researchers record memories of the Irish Civil War that were passed on through families and communities throughout Ireland. [Read more…]

RTE – Get the Picture A Personal History of Photojournalism (2012)

28/03/2023 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

RTE – Get the Picture: A Personal History of Photojournalism (2012)
English | Documentary | Size: 1.19 GB

How do photojournalists get the pictures that bring us the action from the world’s most dangerous places? How do picture editors decide which photos to scrap and which to feature on the front page? [Read more…]