Sunday Miscellany Podcast
1) Rock Stars and Rugby Glory
Triumph in Twickenham, diamonds and daffodils, and green shoots of hope in dark times, with Mark Horgan, Joseph O’Connor, Olive Travers, Carla King, John O’Donnell and Paul Muldoon
2) Sea dips and serene cruises
Bracing coastal waters, past-their-prime vessels and the glorious freedom of swimming, with Mae Leonard, Mervyn Wall, Benedict Kiely, Marie McSweeney, Gerald Dawe, Joe McGowan and Anne Le Marquand Har...Show More
3) Home comforts and ways of living
The comforts of home, the spaces we inhabit and the things we can't do without, with Maurice Craig, Treasa Brogan, Bill Hammond, Mary Arrigan, Fachtna Ó Drisceoil, Tommy Sands and Elaine Sisson
4) Magical childhoods
Magical woodlands, stone sanctuaries and divine intervention, with Val Mulkerns, Sam McAughtry, Vona Groarke, Nuala Hayes, Peter Jankowsky, Catherine Ann Cullen, Liz Nugent and Michael Harding
5) Working yourself, or watching others at it
Labour-saving devices, hard labour, labouring cerebrally or otherwise, all forms of work are the theme of today's archive programme, with John Ryan, Angela O'Rourke, Lar Redmond, Benedict Kiely, James...Show More
6) Rituals at home, rituals in the community
Miscellany 50: The Archives was a special series that celebrated the writing Sunday Miscellany featured in its first 50 years. This programme focused on the theme of ‘ritual’ and featured Hilda Murphy...Show More
7) A flash of pink, a magic box and a bird’s eye view
Over the past 100 years, the seismic impact of Ireland's new public service broadcasting service on individual homes, society and our political landscape, with Felicity Hayes-McCoy, the late JM Dolan,...Show More
8) Roses, Rain and a Door Ajar
Wedding vows, thoughts of home and New Year wishes, from Sweden to Vancouver Island to Rostrevor, County Down, with Conall Hamill, Lani O’Hanlon, Neil Hegarty, Mattie Brennan, Denis Tuohy and Enda Wyl...Show More
9) A Piano Man and a Wexford Ball
Post-Christmas blues and a December birthday, angels of heaven and the origins of Gaelic football in Wexford, with Mary O’Donnell, John Toal, Jackie Lynam, Alison Ní Mháirtín, Paul Rouse, the late Man...Show More
10) A Christmas Day Miscellany
Palestrina in Rome, an outsize Santa suit, and gifts of kindness from the Liberties to Lagos… featuring recordings from the NCH with the RTÉ CO and more, with Eithne Shortall, Joseph O’Connor, John To...Show More