RTÉ Radio 1

Drama On One

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RTÉ Radio Drama's audio theatre department has for decades proudly brought audiences the very best dramatic writing and performances for radio from Ireland. Listen every Sunday night at 8pm at RTÉ Radio 1, visit rte.ie/dramaonone for more.

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Latest episode

Jul 2, 2026

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Episodes

Fragile Maoilíosa by Charlie McGuinness 07.02.2025

Fragile Maoilíosa by Charlie McGuinness starring Eamonn Hunt and Muiris Crowley, music performed by Jane Hughes, directed by Gorretti Slavin

The Silent Passenger by Ronan Brady 31.01.2025

The story of the 11th hour escape from the Nazis in 1938, of Sigmund Freud, his wife Martha and their extended family.

Confinements by Judith Mok 24.01.2025

Confinements by Judith Mok We remember Judith Mok, the Dutch soprano, writer, and vocal coach, who died in December 2024.

Mr Sun by Gillian Grattan 19.01.2025

Mr Sun by Gillian Grattan with Kathy Rose O'Brien

Goodbye to the Glebe 12.01.2025

John Boorman, who turns 92 this Saturday, returned to England in November 2022, after 53 years in his beloved home,The Glebe, in County Wicklow. Stephen Rea and Kevin Reynolds drove to Annamoe to say goodbye.

Treasure House - Charles Kingsley 06.01.2025

Treasure House - a series of dramatised stories on the lives of historical figures. Tonight’s programme features the life and times of English writer and clergyman Charles Kingsley

Wine from Greenland by Alejandro Niklison 05.01.2025

Anton and Ian's conversation leads them to a mutual realisation: man is a caged animal. Will they find freedom, or fail in their quest?

A Family of Memories by Thomas Kilroy 29.12.2024

The radio piece revisits episodes in Thomas Kilroy's family's history, the War of Independence, the Civil War and the foundation of the Irish Free State

Wogan's Sweet Sixteen by Kenneth Sweeney. 22.12.2024

Al McKenna stars as iconic broadcaster Terry Wogan in Wogan's Sweet Sixteen by Kenneth Sweeney.

Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants 08.12.2024

Programme exploring Radió Éireann Players, the repertory company for radio in Ireland formed in 1947 first broadcast 19th August 1997.

The Burning Question 28.11.2024

a compendium of thoughts and stories on climate activism. Combining interviews, archive and dramatised excerpts, The Burning Question looks for hope in a time of frightening harm to the planet, in the eloquence of activists, court challenges, new thinking, and immersive recordings of the natural world. 

Marconi & Me by Zoë Comyns 24.11.2024

A podcast producer finds a set of code books. They are the Marconi International Code books. They contain 500 pages of 5-letter codes and their translations. The main character starts to read the codes obsessively and twist them into her own life story. In themselves the codes form extraordinarily poetic lists

Sharon by Katie Holly 17.11.2024

After a decade of living it up and haven' the craic, Sharon returns to her mother, her roots and her hometown.

From the River of Ghosts by Roger 10.11.2024

Playwright & composer Roger Gregg weaves his signature blend of storytelling, poetry, music and song into a haunting journey.

Haughey Gregory by Colin Murphy 03.11.2024

Based on true events, Haughey/Gregory tells the story of the Gregory Deal, agreed by Charles J. Haughey and Independent TD, Tony Gregory, in 1982.

The last, High King of Ireland by Patrick Fogarty 27.10.2024

The Last, High King of Ireland tells the story of a day in the life of a hard-drinking man, Tapper to the locals, on his daily travels from morning to night in the fictional town of Molinheer.

Shinaid by Eamann Breen 20.10.2024

an Irish woman in London experiences a dramatic and life changing event that forces her to look at her life choices. With the help of a motley crew

Helen Wheels by Fionn Foley 13.10.2024

A comic tale of narcotics, fast food and a mother's love for her son, set in Belfast at the height of the pandemic. Winner of Best Radio Drama IMRO Awards 2024

James's Story by David Zane Mairowitz 06.10.2024

An Englishman remembers a holiday to Dingle in 1968, while his memories are revised and re-animated by his friend, the Story Poacher.

The Aran Islands by John Millington Synge, adapted by Joe O'Byrne 29.09.2024

The Aran Islands by John Millington Synge, adapted and dramatised for radio by Joe O'Byrne.

A Holy Show by Janet Moran 22.09.2024

based on the true story of the hijacking of an Aer Lingus plane in 1981, by an ex-Trappist monk with a burning desire to know the Third Secret of Fatima.

Three Our Fathers by Karl O'Neil 15.09.2024

Three masculine monologues, a suitor, a stalker, a spouse..

Testimony by Alan Archbold 08.09.2024

A tense two-hander in which a middle-aged couple ruminate on the sombre detail of a tragic death in the family starring Andrew Bennett and Cathy Belton

Write Your Mind 01.09.2024

Write Your Mind is a play about Youth Mental Health, weaving together monologues devised by writers with young people.

A Piece of Monologue by Samuel Beckett 25.08.2024

A Piece of Monologue, performed by Barry McGovern as part of our Beckett Season

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