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Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany

RTÉ Radio 1 100 Episodes Jul 13, 2026

Sunday Miscellany is a long-running radio program from Ireland, broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 every Sunday morning since 1968. It features a mix of radio essays, poems, and complementary music, offering a reflective and cultural start to the day.

Episodes

Aspirations, Idylls and Apiarists Jul 13, 2026 2258 High-achieving couples, musical ambitions, the pre-leigislative life, learning to swim and the dangers hiding in plain sight....with Evelyn Conlon, Gemma Tipton, John MacKenna, Mary O'Malley, Pat Boran and Joe KearneySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Heroes, Haste and Pivotal Childhood Moments Jul 5, 2026 2042 A selection from the 2013 and 2014 archives, from Grace Wells, John MacKenna, AM Cousins, Sara Baume, Iggy McGovern, Susan Stairs and Cyril KellySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bravery, Beauty and Photographing Veronica Jun 28, 2026 1897 Veronica Guerin remembered, a voyage into the past on a Donegal island, and a tribute to David Hockney, with Brian Farrell, Fiachra Gallagher, John MacKenna, Gail Seekamp, Billy Collins, Mícheál McCann and Moya CannonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fathers, Friends and Shakespeare in the Arctic Jun 21, 2026 2286 The father-daughter bond over books, football and furniture, Solstice meditations and remembering the great Tommie Gorman, with Christian O'Reilly, Ann Breslin, Paul Johnston, Nollaig Rowan, Grace Wells, Kevin McDermott and Durgham MushtahaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Live from Listowel Writers' Week (part 2) Jun 14, 2026 2203 Foxes, Fairy Paths and a Midnight Swim - (including some recordings from past Miscellany Live shows) with James Mulvihill, Cyril Kelly, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Enda Wyley, Jessica Traynor, Colin Murphy, Lorraine Nash, Boris Hunka & Diane Daly, Dónal Clancy and West Coast SoundsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Live from Listowel Writers' Week (part 1) Jun 7, 2026 2340 Dandelions, foxgloves and bohemian trailblazers, life over John B Keane's pub and a friendship forged in literature and music — first of two programmes recorded in St John's Theatre, Listowel, with Joanna Keane O'Flynn, Zaffar Kunial, Elaine Garvey, Bernard O'Donoghue, Colum McCann, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, West Coast Sounds and Lorrraine NashSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Beaches, Boats and Swims May 31, 2026 2304 Barefoot runs on Bettystown beach, summers at Dollymount, formative swims, a cliff walk and a fateful family boating trip. With Joe Rooney, Maeve Edwards, Romie Lambkin, Pat Boran, Mae Leonard, Peter Jankowsky and Grace WellsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bewitching Music and the Brendan Voyage May 24, 2026 2314 Cowbells and baby birds, the highs and lows of Arsenal fandom, scaling Mount Brandon and saluting the extraordinary voice of Moya Brennan, with John Toal, Lani O’Hanlon, Oliver Sears, Eileen Heron, Philip Judge, Fr Alan Hilliard and Moya CannonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Missed Calls and Second Chances May 17, 2026 2127 Strawberries and sunshine, one family’s Census night story, a tribute to beloved poet Paul Durcan, and a gift of a lifetime… with Emer Casey, Pat Boran, Caroline Heffernan, AM Cousins, Mary O’Donnell and Tom ConatySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Culture Shock and Swimming with Seals May 10, 2026 1990 Secrets of the landscape and the art of songwriting; dogs, dharma and a jar of pickles, with Jim Culleton, Michael Cullen, Katrina Bruna, John Toal, John MacKenna, Grace Wells and Billy CollinsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Beauty and Birdsong May 3, 2026 2184 A runaway dog, the gift of music and football fever in Venice, with Zoë Devlin, Michael O’Loughlin, Tom Ryan, Roslyn Dee, Dermot Bolger and Grace WellsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bright Stars, Broadway and the Belfast Blitz Apr 26, 2026 2160 A jazz legend and the joys of bus travel; delving into the Famine records of North Kerry, and a brown bread gift for Lauren Bacall. With Jim Doherty, Niamh Donnelly, Garrett Igoe, Marion O’Dwyer, Bryan MacMahon and Mícheál McCannSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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