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Radio essays, poems and complementary music, broadcast from Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1, Sunday mornings since 1968.

Sunday Miscellany RTÉ

    • Arts
    • 4.7 • 22 Ratings

Radio essays, poems and complementary music, broadcast from Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1, Sunday mornings since 1968.

    Chieftains and Cherry Blossoms

    Chieftains and Cherry Blossoms

    Cows and cowboy boots, a rookie promoter’s first gig in Galway, and glory days of fun and friendship in Monet’s garden. With Maeve Edwards, Joe Kearney, Ollie Jennings, Philip Judge, Enda Wyley and Rachael Hegarty

    • 33 min
    From La Scala in Milan to Bruce Springsteen in Dublin

    From La Scala in Milan to Bruce Springsteen in Dublin

    From Milan to Dublin, a programme on song and speech, finding and using your voice, dancing and self-expression-- with Mark Brennock, Doireann Ní Bhríain, Catherine Foley, Mary Kate O’Flanagan, Fiona Smith and Irish-Palestinian poet Durgham Mushtaha

    • 34 min
    A Sculptor’s Sculptor and a Swallow on the Suir

    A Sculptor’s Sculptor and a Swallow on the Suir

    Month’s mind tributes to the late sculptor Imogen Stuart and poet Michael Coady; bonny labouring boy, the smell of new boots and an old coat. With Peter Trant, AM Cousins, Paul Rouse, Alison Fitzgerald, Michael O'Connor and Catherine Twomey

    • 35 min
    Miracles and Talking Birds

    Miracles and Talking Birds

    Saints and prayers, crowning glory and a Shakespearean starling, with Elizabeth Oxley, Moya Cannon, Dermot Bolger, Pat Boran, Rosaleen McDonagh and Conall Hamill

    • 35 min
    Moscow, Mustard and Sand Martins

    Moscow, Mustard and Sand Martins

    Returning swallows, an Irishman abroad in the USSR, a German eye on Daniel O’Connell, and Harry Nilsson’s Irish love, with Jim Sharkey, Jenny Beale, Deirdre McQuillan, Daniel Mulhall, Brian Farrell and Denise Blake

    • 34 min
    Bright visions and moments of joy

    Bright visions and moments of joy

    A favourite song of Seán Ó Riada’s, wonderful parties, and extraordinary kindness to a young writer starting out: John Banville, Shelly Furlong, Diarmaid Ferriter, Iarla Ó Lionáird and Marina Carr salute seven decades of the Irish Arts Council

    • 35 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
22 Ratings

22 Ratings

saintSteve ,

Miniature masterpieces

This show is magical. Discovered in my middle age, as an exile in London, this show is my strongest cultural link back home. It’s hard to pin down what’s special about being Irish. This weekly ‘open mic’ is, to me, a unique collection of stories that seem to distill the essence of late 20th century Irishness. To the producers; thank you.

Our boy Ged ,

Life time favourite

I have listened to Sunday Miscellany my whole life. As a child it was on as we got ready for mass. As a young adult it was my lazy sunday morning listen and it continues to fulfil that role today. It has a unique knack to build out of small life observations and there is a real comfort listening to it.

kelly ,

I ❤️ this Podcast

Listening to Mary kelly shop reminded me of my childhood, our shop was Angie’s shop she came bk from England , you had to knock for her to open it up ❤️

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