The Lyric Feature

RTÉ lyric fm
  • 5.0 (21)
  • DOCUMENTARY
  • EVERY TWO WEEKS

Irish broadcaster RTÉ lyric fm's weekly documentary slot. Programmes about music, literature, visual arts and other areas where creativity is manifest. Broadcast on Sundays at 6pm on RTÉ Lyric FM.

  1. Feather & Flock - Eagles | The Lyric Feature

    21/12/2025

    Feather & Flock - Eagles | The Lyric Feature

    reland has white tailed sea eagles as well as golden eagles, both having been recently reintroduced. In this episode Anja Murray and Brían Mac Gloinn travel to Garinish Island in west Cork and also hear from National Parks and Wildlife Service Ranger Clare Heardman about the nesting and breeding habits of these wonderful birds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    52 min
  2. Der Musikmann | The Lyric Feature

    14/12/2025

    Der Musikmann | The Lyric Feature

    Our Gold award winner from this Years IMRO awards. 'Der Musikmann' presented by George Hamilton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    58 min
  3. The Lyric Feature | Over nine waves

    07/12/2025

    The Lyric Feature | Over nine waves

    An exploration of the powerful and enigmatic poem "The Song of Amergin" and the ancient Milesian legend in which it appears. Presented and Produced by JJ O’Shea Producer for lyric fm: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast September 2020)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    58 min
  4. Our half lost cousins | The Lyric Feature

    30/11/2025

    Our half lost cousins | The Lyric Feature

    Theo Dorgan explores poetic, mythical, historical and cultural links between Ireland and Galicia in north west Spain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    47 min
  5. Until a world comes to life | The Lyric Feature

    23/11/2025

    Until a world comes to life | The Lyric Feature

    A collection of four short radio features from artists in various disciplines taking the poems of Patrick Kavanagh as a jumping off point for their own new works. Incl' Annemarie Ní Churreáin, The Sons of Southern Ulster, Scott McKendry & Ceol Connected.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    53 min
  6. 1001 Gems | The Lyric Feature

    16/11/2025

    1001 Gems | The Lyric Feature

    Derry-born composer Seán Doherty is best known for his choral compositions, but in this Lyric Feature, 1001 Gems, he goes back to his roots in Irish traditional music.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    57 min
  7. Dead Reeds | The Lyric Feature

    09/11/2025

    Dead Reeds | The Lyric Feature

    Paddi Benson and Grace Lemon are two uilleann pipers who play and write music together in London. In their new Lyric Feature on RTÉ lyric FM, The Dead Reeds, they explore the stories bound up in uilleann pipe reeds See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    48 min
  8. A Sonic Artic return | The Lyric Feature

    02/11/2025

    A Sonic Artic return | The Lyric Feature

    Composer and sound recordist, Karen Power and her microphones revisit the remote, magnetic spaces of the Arctic which she first visited and recorded more than a decade previously.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    52 min
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5
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About

Irish broadcaster RTÉ lyric fm's weekly documentary slot. Programmes about music, literature, visual arts and other areas where creativity is manifest. Broadcast on Sundays at 6pm on RTÉ Lyric FM.

Information

  • Creator
    RTÉ lyric fm
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    The Lyric Feature

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