From June to July 2024 Mooney Goes Wild is giving you a chance to listen back to some of your favourite documentaries, starting with The Cuckoo on Monday 3rd of June 2024.
Below you will find a list of the documentaries that are featured in Mooney's Box of Docs and the date they will be broadcasted.
Once they have been broadcasted on RTE Radio One, the full documentary will be posted to below to listen back.
Sit back, relax and enjoy delving in to the archives.
Listen Back
The Cuckoo
Love them or hate them, there is no denying that Cuckoos are very special birds indeed. Their behaviour and lifecycle is utterly unlike that of any other Irish or European bird. In this new documentary, Derek meets many of those researching and studying cuckoo populations. Presented by Derek Mooney- first broadcasted, Aug 2018.
The Puffin
We visit locations from the Cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare to the Westman Islands, off the southwestern coast of Iceland, to explore the beauty and astonishing adaptations of the Puffins, as well as to see how conservationists are trying to turn the tide so that these unique creatures can have a future. Produced by Derek Mooney and Presented by Niall Hatch, first broadcasted, Aug 2023.
Dürer's Rhinoceros
In this special one-hour Mooney Goes Wild documentary, we delve into the history of Dürer's Rhinoceros.
Zarafa the Giraffe
Zarafa the Giraffe: In 1827, a new craze hit Europe, sparking a media and popular culture frenzy. Her name was Zarafa, and she was the first giraffe ever to set foot on French soil.