Documentaries on KCLR
Discover a world of history, drama, comedy, business and politics through Documentaries on KCLR. Meet storytellers, songwriters, actors, performers and uncover a wealth of information connected to Kilkenny and Carlow.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 59
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2023
Trees: From Seed to Sawdust - Episode 4 - The Music in Trees
For thousands of years the wood from the trees has been a source of material from which music can be made. In fact the oldest musical instrument ever to be found in Ireland is made from the wood of …
Trees: From Seed to Sawdust - Episode 3 - From the Forest to the Sawmill
The programme beings on the border between Kilkenny and Laois at a forest which is being thinned by Paddy Bruton's company Forestry Services Ltd. The different lengths of wood being cut from the tre…
Trees: From Seed to Sawdust Episode 2 - A Trip to an Apple Orchard
Rod and Julie Calder Potts grow apple trees at Highbank Orchard just off the Callan Road Kilkenny. Rod inherited the orchard from his parents and in 1986 he decided that he would stop spraying his t…
Trees: From Seed to Sawdust Episode 1 - From the Celts to Carbon
In the first programme in this series we hear from Kevin Black, a scientist who specialises in trees and climate change but first we visit the Blackstairs Eco Centre and join their Celtic Tree Trail …
Nore Vision Episode 9: The Future Plans of Nore Vision
The final programme in our Nore Vision Series, for the past 2 months we have been bringing you programmes about the Nore Vision project which is a Kilkenny Leader Partnership initiative. It’s all abo…
Nore Vision Episode 8: Industry on the River
In Programme 8 we explore how industry has moulded itself around the geological landscape of the River Nore in the form of mining, milling, brewing and more. This programme features Taly Williams hyd…
Nore Vision Episode 7: Activities on the River
The River Nore provides a great space for outdoor activities and in this programme we feature some of the people who swim, fish, walk and boat on the river. Featuring Denis Drennan, Paddy Dunne, Tomm…
Nore Vision Episode 6: Uplands and Farming
In the 6th programme in the Nore Vision radio series we visit the uplands of the River Nore, talk about the farm walks organised by Nore Vision, discuss farm ecology and explore the role of the farme…
Nore Vision Episode 5: Littering
Nore Vision is a project established by Leader to create community engagement with the River Nore and to set up a river trust that looks after the governance of the river. The following programme loo…
Nore Vision Episode 4: Oral History
Nore Vision is a Kilkenny Leader Partnership initiative that is encouraging community engagement with the River Nore with the aim of establishing a River Trust which will act as a liaison between all…
Nore Vision Episode 3: Invasive Species
In this programme we hear from Amanda Greer, Envirico, Pat Boyd of Keep Kilkenny Beautiful and Fran Igoe Southern Regional Co-ordinator in LAWPRO who talk about the effects of Invasive Species and st…
Nore Vision Episode 2: Citizen Science Water Quality Projects
We hear from Amanda Greer, Envirico, Hugh Feeley EPA and Mary Brennan and Senan Gardiner both Citizen Scientists. Funded by Kilkenny LEADER Partnership CLG through the Department of Rural and Communi…
Nore Vision Episode 1: An Introduction to Nore Vision
This is a new 9-part series all about the Nore Vision Project which is a Leader initiative aimed at getting people engaged with the river so that going forward they can create a board or a trust that…
Mad About Danoli
People fall in love with other people, people fall in love with places and amongst other things, people fall in love with racehorses. ‘Danoli’, otherwise known as ‘The People’s Champion’ was a raceho…
The Story of a Rohingyan Journey
For the past 25 years, the Rohingya people have been fleeing Myanmar (Burma) and flooding to refugee camps in neighbouring countries, including Bangladesh.
Labelled variously as 'the stateless', 'As…
Preview: The Story of a Rohingyan Journey
Bridge Street Will Be
It’s 2015 and Bridge Street in Callan Co Kilkenny is full of nothing only empty shops. Dirt from passing traffic has caked to the windows, the shop fronts are rotting and the once colourful street t…
Preview: Bridge Street Will Be
It’s 2015 and Bridge Street in Callan Co Kilkenny is full of nothing only empty shops. Dirt from passing traffic has caked to the windows, the shop fronts are rotting and the once colourful street t…
As We Like It: Episode 7 - Death
‘As We Like It’ is a radio series that explores the seven stages of life according to Shakespeare’s quote from ‘As You Like It’ - "All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; …
As We Like It: Episode 6 - Pantaloon
‘As We Like It’ is a radio series that explores the seven stages of life according to Shakespeare’s quote from ‘As You Like It’ - "All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; …