THE QUEER CASE OF THE IRISH CROWN JEWELS

1x52 Min / Format: Digibeta

Funders: RTÉ, History UK, History Canada

The story of ‘the greatest single blow against British Imperialism of its time’. A cocktail of jewel thefts, cover-ups and a Royal gay scandal that threatened to rock the British Monarchy to its foundations. The Irish Crown Jewels were stolen by Frank Shackleton, brother of famous polar explorer Ernest Shackleton and this film is a wonderful historical who-dunnit, investigating the evidence, theories, conspiracies and hoaxes surrounding the theft.

THE SEMINARY

1x52 Min Observational Documentary
Format: Digibeta / Funders: RTÉ

Directed by Banff Rockie Grand Prize winner Donnacha Ó Briain, this intimate and revealing documentary follows a year in the life of three student priests at Ireland’s biggest priest training school. Nominated for an Emmy.

ESCAPE FROM ANTARCTICA

1x52 Min / Format: Digibeta
Funders: RTÉ, TG4
Broadcast Worldwide

This absorbing film tells the story of one of the most famous chapters in the history of exploration, as recreated by a team of Irish adventurers who retraced Shackleton's epic journey from Antarctica's Elephant Island to South Georgia.

TURAS FEASA

7x25 Min / Format: Digibeta

Funders: RTÉ

Setting out on foot through some of the remoter recesses of Ireland, author and climber Dermot Somers goes on the trail of seven journeys from ancient Irish history and mythology.

WILD IRELAND / BEALACH Ó DHEAS

6x25 Min / Format: Digibeta
Funders: TG4

Filmed through an Irish summer, this six part walking series follows author and climber Dermot Somers on a 400 mile journey from Ireland's northernmost tip, Malin Head, to its southernmost tip, Mizen Head, taking in the finest scenery in the country along the way.

ABOVE THE CLOUDS

6x25 Min / Format: Digibeta
Funders: TG4, Travel UK

Award-winning six part series of world mountaineering challenges set on the Eiger, Mt Kenya and in Nepal, Yosemite, Scotland and Peru. Each programme sees writer and Everest climber Dermot Somers taking a different guest climbing in some of the world's most stunning mountain wilderness.

ACROSS THE LINE SERIES 2

Alaska to Argentina
8x25 Min / Format: Digibeta
Funders: RTÉ, Travel UK, National Geographic, BSkyB

Alaska to Argentina was the challenge that attracted over 14000 Irish & British applicants - to rough it on $25 a day through 15 countries and feature in an 8 part television series about their journey.

ACROSS THE LINE SERIES 1

Dublin to Darwin

8x25 Min / Format: Digibeta

Funders: RT…, Travel UK, National Geographic, BSkyB

Eight part travel series following two members of the public travelling overland from Dublin to Australia on a budget of $25 a day. 

Dublin to Darwin8x25 Min / Format: DigibetaFunders: RT…, Travel UK, National Geographic, BSkyB
Eight part travel series following two members of the public travelling overland from Dublin to Australia on a budget of $25 a day. 

EVEREST – THE NORTHERN EDGE

1x52 Min / Format: 16mm

Funders: RT…

A remarkable one-hour documentary on the successful first ascent of the formidable and seldom climbed north-east ridge of Mount Everest by an Irish team.

1x52 Min / Format: 16mmFunders: RT…
A remarkable one-hour documentary on the successful first ascent of the formidable and seldom climbed north-east ridge of Mount Everest by an Irish team.

MANASLU – SUMMIT OF THE SOUL

1x52 Min / Format: 16mm

Funders: RT…

Film of the very first Irish expedition to one of the world's highest peaks Manaslu. 

1x52 Min / Format: 16mmFunders: RT…
Film of the very first Irish expedition to one of the world's highest peaks Manaslu.