First Conviction: Bonus - Behind the Scenes

About this episode

This bonus episode provides an insight into the production of the First Conviction podcast and TV documentary.

As a combined project of a podcast series and TV documentary, First Conviction was over 15 months in production. In this bonus episode - and in a first for RTÉ - we give an insight into how the entire production was made through all of those involved. Hosted by Aoife Hegarty (Deputy Editor, RTÉ Investigates), we hear from Tim Desmond (Producer, RTÉ Documentary On One), Philip Gallagher (Director, RTÉ Investigates), Pamela Fraher (Reporter, RTÉ Investigates), David Doran (Editor, RTÉ Investigates) and Liam O’Brien (Series Producer, RTÉ Documentary On One). We also hear from our host Ruth Negga and composer Mel Mercier. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Aoife Hegarty, Ruth Negga, Mel Mercier

Guests: Tim Desmond, Philip Gallagher, Pamela Fraher, David Doran, Liam O’Brien

Topics covered

• production process
• documentary making
• podcast insights
• RTÉ
• true crime
• behind the scenes

Keywords

• First Conviction
• RTÉ
• documentary
• podcast
• production
• true crime
• behind the scenes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RTÉ, RTÉ Documentary On One, RTÉ Investigates

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