Radio highlights: Prof. Luke O'Neill helps launch RTÉ Jr's new kids' magazine show
Prof. Luke O'Neill in his office in Trinity College Dublin - he helps RTÉ Jr launch its Kidcast show and podcast on Friday night, 6.30 Photograph: Moya Nolan
Another chance to hear music journalist and historian Paul McDermott’s oral history of Leeside punks The Sultans of Ping, 30 years on from the success of debut album .
The Metropolitan Opera New York celebrates Franco Zeffirelli in an archival broadcast, featuring his legendary productions of and .
: Leontia Flynn tells the story of the 1962 visit to Ireland of American poet Sylvia Plath and her husband, Ted Hughes, as guests of Irish poet, Richard Murphy — including a visit to WB Yeats’s tower at Ballylee.
A look at the State on its centenary: How the work of the State for poorer countries enhanced its international reputation, and some of the challenges involved in that work.
On World Radio Day, revisiting a concert by the Ukrainian chamber orchestra, Kyiv Soloists, as they team up with the Basel Chamber Orchestra to take a stand against the current war in Ukraine.
Writer Janet Malcolm’s new book , reviewed by Sinead Gleeson — a posthumous collection of essays, sparked by old photos of her Czech refugee family and friends.
The CAKE crew meet the fairy dog mother in the hopes of turning their pooch into a film star, visit an art exhibition at the National Folk Theatre of Ireland and learn a little about the art of storytelling.
Darragh and Cliodhna continue exploring Anansi’s Web of stories, and with the help of Japanese storyteller Yuki, learn about two very different women tangled in a web of their own, and their journeys to freedom.
Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha brings us a concert from the NYAH series in Cavan recorded in June 2022 — the first concert in the series held after the lockdown.
Live highlights from Austin, Texas indie band Spoon’s excursion to the Tenegram Ballroom in Los Angeles, California.
Live from Raidió na Gaeltachta’s Bóthar na Léinsí studio in Kerry, with live performances from musicians from the Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh festival, plus music from Na Píobairí Uilleann Tionól, live from the Doirí Beaga studio in Donegal.
The State kids’ radio service welcomes a new magazine show, with a new young presenter each week. First guest is Dr Luke O’Neill for a science-based show.
The National Symphony Orchestra’s 75th birthday celebration features three showcase works for orchestra: A masterpiece symphony rooted in the ageless forests of Bohemia, a dazzling violin concerto with a Turkish tinge, and a wartime Overture with a hidden message of hope.
