Radio Highlights: An Taobh Tuathail turns 23; new drama on Radio 1
Cian O'Ciobháin: marking 23 years on the air with An Taobh Tuathail; Friday, 10pm; R na G
Young Galwegian DJ Cian says music allows him to be confident and express himself — and he's got control of the decks in this episode. Email junior@rte.ie if your young selector is up for it.
Unearthing Slow Airs: tracing the roots of four slow airs from four corners of Ireland, to uncover how they have developed both culturally and musically, from their origin to now.
Marconi and Me: A podcast producer finds a set of code books — the Marconi International Code books. They contain 500 pages of five-letter codes and their translations. The main character starts to read the codes obsessively, and twist them into her own life story. Written and narrated by Zoë Comyns.
The Abbey Theatre’s Artistic Director, Caitriona McLaughlin talks to Sean Rocks about , the Brian Friel classic, in advance of its opening at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, and its June run at the Abbey.
Jörg Widmann signs off as principal conductor of Irish Chamber Orchestra after a decade-long tenure and in advance of his final concerts, we'll hear their performance of Mozart's final symphonies.
Jessica Traynor talks to about , her new poetry collection, published by Bloodaxe Books; Sophie Gorman previews Prime Video's , starring Kelly Macdonald, Helena Bonham-Carter and Dominic West.
An international feel to this week’s Session Archives visit — tracks from sessions by Alt-J (from March 2012), which was their first radio session, Public Service Broadcasting (2013), who have Irish dates next month, and a track by homegrown favourite Kynsy from an acoustic home session that she recorded in 2021.
Cork author Danny Denton tells Sean Rocks about his new novel, (Atlantic, April), where a radio talk-show host and his producer take a road trip across Ireland to discover whether our lives are more than the stories we tell.
Donegal fiddler Ciarán Ó Maonaigh presents his brand new music programme.
Inspired by Iceland's unique and beautiful landscapes, Damon Albarn brought us his second solo album in late 2021. On tonight's show, Dan brings us a recent performance that Albarn recorded live at LH3 studios.
Paul Herriott is joined by New Music Dublin festival director John Harris, as they bring us this evening's concert, featuring Ensemble Interforma and the National Symphony Orchestra.
In the final episode, the kids turn spy with the help of Ryan Tubridy, infiltrating the Delahunt O’Reilly ball to finally get to the bottom of the mystery at the heart of The Novice.
A special edition of Cian O'Ciobháin's showcase of the eclectic, as it marks 23 years on air this weekend - focusing on electroclash, and taking requests at att@rte.ie.
