Documentaries & Podcasts
Over the years at UCC 98.3FM, we have produced, collaborated on, and broadcast a wide range of documentaries and commissioned series. We also air independent productions that align with our remit, because great audio deserves a platform.What we look for in independent work: strong storytelling rooted in Cork or student life, arts and culture, youth voices, experimental audio, and projects with clear, distinct social benefits.We also love helping voices around the college get their ideas out into the world. If you are a student, staff member, or part of a society and you want to record a podcast or audio feature, get in touch. We can facilitate recording, production support, and studio time. If you have something you want recorded, contact us and we will work with you on costs and what you need.
Listen back
Here are a few selected podcasts and documentaries. For our full archive, you can find us here:Documentaries, Features and Podcasts.
Featured Documentary
Fail We May, Survive We Must: A Tribute to Andrew Weatherall tells the story of a chance meeting in 2008 between Andrew Weatherall, the world-renowned DJ, producer, and remixer, and Gerard Sheehy, a Co. Cork fisherman. That meeting inspired Weatherall to adopt the phrase “Fail We May, Sail We Must” as a personal mantra. Over time, it became an inspiration to thousands of others.The documentary follows how, in 2021, on the first anniversary of Weatherall’s death, Sheehy was identified as the source of the phrase. It traces the unlikely collision of two worlds, music and fishing, and the legacy that grew from a few words shared at the right moment.Produced by Paul McDermott for Learn and Sing Productions. Sound supervision by Kieran Hurley.https://www.paulmcdermott.ie/documentaries
Funding
If you are looking for funding to develop a documentary or audio series, Sound and Vision is the key scheme in Ireland. More information is available here:Sound & Visionhttps://www.cnam.ie/industry-and-professionals/media-development/support-funding/sound-vision/If your project is a fit for our station, we will work with you, and provide broadcast letter.Community Radio Delivering Social Benefithttps://www.cnam.ie/app/uploads/2025/02/Community-Radio-Delivering-Social-Benefit-.pdf