30 Acres - how we made the award-winning RTÉ mocumentary series
The creators of the RTÉ mockumentary series '30 Acres' discuss the long and challenging production process behind their award-winning audio drama. The series, which explores the Irish housing crisis through a satirical lens, recently won the Prix Europa for Best European Audio Fiction Series.
Why it matters
It provides insight into the creative process of public service broadcasting and the challenges of producing long-form audio fiction.
RTÉ Documentary On One and RTÉ Drama On One have won the Prix Europa for the Best European Audio Fiction Series last Friday in Berlin, for the mockumentary series 30 Acres.
Like many a ghost estate, 30 Acres went through a pause in construction... Written by Colm Tobin and Aidan O'Donovan, it offers an alternative take on the housing crisis, as three inhabitants of an abandoned estate battle to hold onto their homes - listen to the first installment above.
Trowel in hand, Colm revists the lengthy production process...
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