99 episodes

Highlights from Dave Fanning's weekend radio show with interviews, newspaper reviews, movies and music. Listen live weekends at 1pm on RTÉ 2FM.

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    • Society & Culture
    • 4.4 • 69 Ratings

Highlights from Dave Fanning's weekend radio show with interviews, newspaper reviews, movies and music. Listen live weekends at 1pm on RTÉ 2FM.

    Burt Bacherach's Legacy with Simon Maher

    Burt Bacherach's Legacy with Simon Maher

    Dave and Simon look at the extraordinary career and legacy of Burt Bacherach.

    • 14 min
    Ian Gittins on his The Definitive Desert Island Discs Book

    Ian Gittins on his The Definitive Desert Island Discs Book

    I’ll be talking about the iconic BBC radio programme Desert Island Discs with author Ian Gittins. He’s written a book The Definitive Desert Island Discs about the tracks that the guests picked...everyone from Judi Dench, David Beckham, Sharon Horgan, Cliff Richard and Adele

    • 18 min
    TV Show The Last of US Fungus Explainer with Professor Rebecca Drummond

    TV Show The Last of US Fungus Explainer with Professor Rebecca Drummond

    TV Show The Last of Us depicts the world 20 after a mass fungal infection sparks a global pandemic. The HBO drama depicts a horrifying post-apocalyptic world, but how likely is it to one day become a reality? Associate Professor at the University of Birmingham, Rebecca Drummond discusses if what we’re seeing on screens could be in be our future

    • 11 min
    Therapy on TV with Allison Keating

    Therapy on TV with Allison Keating

    From The Sopranos to Big Little Lies... how is therapy depicted in TV and films? Do scriptwriters hit the mark? Psychologist and counsellor and author of The Secret Lives of Adults Allison Keating gives us her view

    • 21 min
    Tony King on his biography The Tastemaker

    Tony King on his biography The Tastemaker

    Dave talked to the fascinating Tony King... ...he’s worked with everyone from The Beatles to the Ronettes and Elton John to the Rolling Stones. One of the most influential figures in the music business, he was nicknamed The Tastemaker

    • 21 min
    Happy Valley Director Fergus O'Brien joins Dave

    Happy Valley Director Fergus O'Brien joins Dave

    Happy Valley Director joins Dave to talk about playing a major role in the wrapping up of one of the most popular drama series

    • 13 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
69 Ratings

69 Ratings

Amo Dublin ,

Brilliant interviews

Love this podcast/radio show. Gives time for guest to open up. Excellent. Can’t stop thinking about middle eights since that segment with Fred!

Mother.Bird ,

Love it

Love these podcasts. Especially Anton Savage. His interaction with Dave is hilarious

Alexrider19 ,

Treat

Dave is an Irish broadcasting legend. The variety of guests, along with Dave's fun interviewing style makes this podcast a fine weekend treat.

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