Radio essays, poems and complementary music, broadcast from Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1, Sunday mornings since 1968.
Latest episodes
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7 min
The Harcourt Street Line, by John Ryan (from 1970)
Remembering the old Harcourt Street Railway Line, and mourning its rapid disappearance from the landscapeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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5 min
The House That Eileen Built, by Patricia O’Reilly (from 2004)
How Eileen Gray created her modernist villa in 1920s France, and a visit to the crumbling house many decades laterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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4 min
Spanish Sunday, by Pearse Hutchinson (from 1968)
Describing the Spanish ritual of the ‘paseo’, and comparing Sunday customs in Dublin and BarcelonaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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4 min
The Barrow Track, by Angela Keogh (from 2021)
On 'nature's infirmary', as it runs through the heart of the country.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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5 min
The Attractions of Unspoiled Places, by Eric Cross (from 1968)
Recalling the simple pleasures of a favourite West Cork beauty spot, and wondering what might be lost as modern tourism rapidly developsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info…
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5 min
Mountains, by Tom MacIntyre (from 1976)
On a lifelong fascination with mountains, and the sense of awe and spiritual discovery they inspireSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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4 min
Incidents During The Emergency, by Mervyn Wal (from 1968)
Some amusing local anecdotes of Ireland during World War 2, stories that might otherwise have been forgottenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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1 min
Bringing Opera Home to Granddad, a poem by Cal O'Reilly
"The town fills its lungs full, and sweeps shawls and scarves and suits along streets…”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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6 min
Opera Nights, by AM Cousins
On volunteering for Zaide, starring a young Lesley GarrettSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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6 min
The Church of St Iberius: a Wexford Treasure, by Jackie Morrissey
Rich and complex Irish history is on display in this small Protestant churchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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5 min
Like A Bird on a Beam by Tom Mooney
The night the starlings gatecrashed the opera houseSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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5 min
The Path That Led Me To Storytelling, by Joe Brennan
On growing up with the lore of WexfordSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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5 min
T'will Shorten the Winter, by Margaret Galvin
Man bags, scarves, and “the lads”, blessed with loveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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6 min
Rediscovering Carmen Bustamante, by Colm Tóibín
45 years on and this soprano's 3-minute Beethoven performance is still seared into the memorySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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5 min
T'will Shorten the Winter, by Margaret Galvin
Man bags, scarves, and “the lads”, blessed with loveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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6 min
Bog Casket, by Claire Cotter
The physical items inevitably subsumed by the bog - human and otherwise (pic: Marguerite Sheridan)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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6 min
The Bog Bothy, by Emmett Scanlon
Why the Irish Architecture Foundation wanted to build a Bog Bothy in the midlandsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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4 min
The Bog, by Anthony Baggott
A childhood in the boglands taken for granted until it becomes a source of wonder for visitorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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6 min
An Emigrant Bog-Dweller, by Karen McHugh
Translation challenges for the words 'turf' and 'bog' in cultures where they don't existSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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5 min
The Old Bog Road, by Niamh Donnellan
Connecting with our Iron Age ancestors, who created something amazing in a bog in Corlea, LongfordSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.