Hard-hitting documentaries that make a difference, heart-warming stories that celebrate who we are, popular series featuring expert advice for how we live
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RT today (Sunday 22 August) unveiled a wide range of factual content for all interests this season. From hard-hitting documentaries, lifting the lid on some difficult realities both past and present, to series that celebrate and remember who and what we love, with lighter viewing to inspire and entertain, RT 's factual offering across television, radio, and online, promises to be, as always, true to life.
RT 's Group Head of Factual Se n Mac Giolla Ph draig said: This may be our most exciting Factual line-up to date. Despite an incredibly challenging year for production, the teams internally in RT and at the many independent companies we work with, have truly excelled and delivered a wonderful selection of documentaries and factual programming for the new season.
There are so many highlights for viewers: from Conor Ferguson's beautiful tribute to his much-missed wife Keelin Shanley, to Nuala Cunningham and Gerry Gregg's landmark documentary series on the Magdalene Laundries, Ireland's Dirty Laundry. Our documentary line up is also full of one-off gems: from the charm of Alex Fegan's The Irish Wedding to Ken Wardrop's Cocooned, which charts the experiences of Ireland's over-70s as they navigate their way through the pandemic.
This season will also see more documentary series in the schedule than ever before, with series like Quinn Country, which charts the rise and fall of entrepreneur Sean Quinn and Crimes and Confessions, which re-examines some of the cases investigated by the murder squad in the 1970s. On RT Radio 1, the new season of Documentary on One continues with its usual selection of must-listen stories. We're very grateful to the producers who have worked tirelessly to deliver this great range of programmes and look forward to bringing them to our audiences - on radio and television to enjoy over the coming months.'
Shining a light into the darkest places, RT 's documentary series have tough questions to ask and fresh insights to offer, across subjects including crime, social issues, history, politics, religion, science and climate change. Highlights include:
Ireland's Dirty Laundry Built on the testimony of those who worked in Ireland's notorious Magdalene Laundries, this documentary series tells the shocking story of a shameful system, created by the Irish State and supported by all levels of Irish society. This landmark series bear witness to the women's experiences in their own words.
Quinn Country is the story of a man who personified Ireland's boom and subsequently, its bust. Reflecting on his remarkable rise and fall, in this three-part series, the words of Ireland's former richest man - once worth five billion euro reverberate around his 15,000 square foot house, I made mistakes. The biggest was to invest in a bank .
The Killing of Fr Niall Molloy In 1985, a priest is found dead in a couple's bedroom after a society wedding at their large country home. In this two-part series, we follow Fr. Niall's nephews as they revisit the events that lead to Fr. Niall being killed in Richard and Teresa Flynn's bedroom that night and re-examine some of the evidence.
The Missing Children Focusing on the Tuam home where 796 babies are believed to have been buried in a sewage tank, The Missing Children will tell the powerful story of survivors and families uncovering the truth, in what Taoiseach Michael Martin called a dark, difficult, and shameful chapter' of Irish history. Hundreds of children died of neglect or were forcibly adopted, from the notorious institution.
Crimes and Confessions This groundbreaking three-part true crime series delves into the world of criminal investigation and how some detectives within An Garda Siochana in the 1970s and 80s solved crimes.
Cold Case Collins A specially-assembled team, including Dr. Marie Cassidy, and also featuring a cast of detectives, forensic scientists, historians and psychologists, re-opens the investigation into Irish history's most contested killing: that of Michael Collins at Be l na Bl th, County Cork, in August, 1922.
The Great Eircom Bust-out The scarcely believable story of how the hope and enthusiasm that followed the floatation of Telecom ireann in 1999 ended in disaster, debt and losses for those citizens of Ireland who dipped their toes into the Stock Market.
The Case I Can't Forget The hit true crime format returns for a second series with first-hand accounts from detectives who worked on some of Ireland's toughest cases, to reveal not just the story of a crime, but the dedication necessary to solve one. Included this season is the story of the murder of Rachel O'Reilly.
The Bad Bank Two-part series examining the National Asset Management Agency, featuring interviews with the decision makers, supporters and detractors and those most impacted by their decisions.
With God on our Side Marking the centenary of Partition, Mary McAleese examines the role religion played in causing and resolving conflict in Northern Ireland and the role it might yet play, if any, in fostering peace in a more secular and diverse post-Brexit society.
The Irish Civil War Major new series from by the multi-awarding winning team behind the Great Hunger and the Irish Revolution. The Irish Civil War will tell the story of the civil war that raged through Ireland in 1922 and 1923 while also revealing an in-depth analysis of its root causes and origins, its political and social complexities and its wide ranging and long-lasting legacy.
Father of the Cyborgs A study of the work of Limerick-born neurologist and brain surgeon Professor Philip Kennedy, whose
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