Radio Highlights: Marlon Brando's centenary marked on RTÉ's Arena

Plus: classical music and documentaries on LyricFM; roleplay and radio drama on RTÉ Jr; and Alex Murphy takes a trip to the orchestra
Radio Highlights: Marlon Brando's centenary marked on RTÉ's Arena

Marlon Brando as Don Corleone in 'The Godfather': remembered a century on from his birth on Arena; Wednesday, 7pm; RTÉ 1

SATURDAY 

Daybreak, LyricFM, 7am: Morning moods with Evonne Ferguson, and at 9.15, Irish Examiner nature columnist Anja Murray takes a closer look at blackthorn blossoms on Nature File.

Opera Night, LyricFM, 7pm: The Metropolitan Opera, New York presents Verdi's Requiem.

SUNDAY 

The Lyric Feature, LyricFM, 6pm: Chorus Noster Recolat (Our Chorus Recalls): An examination of the earliest notated music in Ireland: Medieval Monastic Chant.

An Cúinne Dána, R na G, 6.30pm: RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta's book of the month is Athmháthair by Michela Murgia.

Playscapes, RTÉ Jr, 7pm: Roleplay radio for young listeners — collect wood, set up the tent, toast marshmallows, and get cosy under the stars on a camping trip.

MONDAY 

Inis Seo Dom, R na G, 9.15am: Seán Ó Gearbháin chats with Micheál Ó Tuathail and Bairbre Mhic Con Iomaire chats with Marcus Mac Conghail.

The Full Score, LyricFM, 1pm: The Oslo Philharmonic and conductor Klaus Mäkelä perform works by Debussy, Stravinsky, and de Falla.

Colmcille: Cosántóir na mBan, R na G, 5.05pm: In 2021, 1,500 years after the birth of Saint Colmcille/Columba, Áine Ní Bhreisleáin reflected on the significance of this extraordinary man.

Groovers' Corner, RTÉ 2XM, 9pm: RTÉ radio producer and trendsetter Peter Curtin oversees an eclectic selection of music from independent music scenes around the world.

TUESDAY 

Measca na Cásca, R na G, 11am: From the archives: discussions and descriptions on the ideas and stories around Easter from Ciorcal Scríbhneoirí in the North West.

The Full Score, LyricFM, 1pm: Pianist Yulianna Avdeeva joins the WDR Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 4 in G.

Arena, RTÉ 1, 7pm: Yankari Afrobeat Collective, the Dublin-based international band, fuse traditional styles of Afrobeat with jazz, funk, and dance in a special edition of the weeknight arts magazine.

WEDNESDAY 

Radio Free UCC, UCC 98.3FM, 1pm: Eclectic music show hosted by Cormac Donovan O'Neill, spotlighting new Irish pop, folk, alternative, and indie releases.

Documentary on One, RTÉ Radio 1 Extra, 5pm and 11pm: Radio 1's digital sister station mines over 35 years of documentaries on life in Ireland and further afield.

Arena, RTÉ 1, 7pm: Film critic Paul Whitington examines the life, work and legacy of Hollywood icon Marlon Brando on the centenary of his birth.

THURSDAY 

Arena, RTÉ 1, 7pm: A studio appearance from Kronos Quartet, an American string quartet based in San Francisco, ahead of their National Concert Hall gig on May 12.

Ón Domhan Thíos, RTÉ Jr, 7pm: Éala makes a discovery that starts to unravel the truth about her classmates, but with no help from the Gardaí, the friends take matters into their own hands.

FRIDAY 

Centrifugal, UCC 98.3FM, 5pm: An "odds-and-sods" show hosted by Leeside music hero Jim "Comic" Morrish, charting favourite tunes and musical discoveries.

Lyric Live, LyricFM, 7pm: Kensho Watanabe and Karem Hasan conduct the RTÉ Concert Orchestra; Alex Murphy of The Young Offenders narrates Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.

RADIO REWIND

Radio AlHara: Until Liberation 

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Broadcast on community radio stations around the world, including Ireland, this longform, 12-hour listen weaves together "songs, poems, music, chants, talks, discussions, presentations, and conversations" on the people of Palestine, and their situation.

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