Curious Broadcast

Another Way , tells the story of the unique community of 260 people living on Inis Oirr: a tiny rocky outcrop out in the Atlantic Ocean.  This story began with a currach race, a race that never happened. What unfolded instead is an insight into the reality of island life and how the islanders due to their environment have learned to overcome many challenges, from storms to...

Ireland’s horology heritage is rich and diverse, but it is often unconsidered.   Keeping Time  asks us to stop for a moment and consider Ireland’s unique way of dealing with time. One of the most precious things I own is my father’s watch. I have never worn it but it lives in my jewellery drawer in a black velvet pouch.  It has not worked since his death. Th...

Law Lines is the story of courtroom artists, who are the public’s eyes for some of the most important moments in history. Artists that for centuries have huddled on wooden benches, pencils and pens dashing across blank sheets of paper, capturing the drama in one of the few places cameras still cannot go. Law Lines is told both in the present and past. Anchoring the story is the study of the most r...

 Marching On is the story of the restoration of Richmond Barracks, a Dublin City Council Community Partnership project for the 1916 centenary. Marching On follows this project that commemorates the heritage of Richmond Barracks as the lost chapter of our history, with its forgotten stories of soldiers, prisoners and families that lived within and around the barracks. Marching On traces the many s...

This is the story of unmarked grave in Co Kilkenny rumoured to be that of a British solider who was killed during the War of Independence.  Our Unquiet Dead  recounts a journey to uncover that story whilst reflecting on the difficulty of dealing with our troubled past. First Broadcas: 28th March 2016This is the story of unmarked grave in Co Kilkenny rumoured to be that of a British solid...

On Easter Tuesday the 25th of April 1916 strange radio signals began to emanate from Dublin. The signals told the story of the declaration of the Irish Republic the day earlier. The unique thing about these radio signals was that they were not aimed at one particular receiver, as was the norm with wireless transmissions in the early part of the 20th Century, but that the signals were sent to...

From Ferris wheels to young scientists, the Royal Dublin Society is part of our collective memory. This is a journey through the history of the RDS. Founded as The Dublin Society it was instrumental in setting up some of Ireland’s most important institutions and continues today as a philanthropic organisation that supports Irish agriculture, arts, industry and science. A Curious Society is a journ...

The Frozen Zoo  tells the fascinating story of the  Frozen Ark , a project that aims to preserve the DNA of the world’s endangered species. This is the 21st Century Noah’s Ark.   The Frozen Zoo  is a Curious Broadcast production funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with the Television Licence Fee. First Broadcast 7th February, 2015 See reviews  here. H...

Competing for Science  radio documentary aired on 100-102 Today FM on St Patrick’s Day, March 17th at 10am.   Competing for Science  is a Curious Broadcast production made with the support of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Competing for Science  is an audio journey of a team from Kinsale Community School as they compete in the Young Scientist Exhibition 2...

To Radio With Love is a radio documentary which consists of a series of audio letters, a love letter if you will, written and then read out over the air by a diverse group of individuals ranging from radio presenters, development workers, and slum radio practitioners, to civil rights activists, artists and a poet. These audio letters tell the story of how radio helps build communities, gives a voi...

As an island nation we have a deep love for the seas around us, but do we think about what lies beneath these seas? There are over 17,000 shipwrecks recorded in Irish waters. ‘Sunken Treasures’ highlights the historical significance and heritage of the thousands of shipwrecks that lie off the coast of Ireland. It brings to life the stories, people, artifacts and heritage intrinsic to these shipwre...