Radio Highlights: RTÉ 2XM's Dreamland shines a light on new Irish music

Plus: classic RTÉ sessions including The Sultans of Ping on the Alternative; Maria Callas' centenary on LyricFM; RnaG's Bladhaire goes to the West Belfast Gaeltacht
Radio Highlights: RTÉ 2XM's Dreamland shines a light on new Irish music

Eve Belle: Donegal singer and songwriter performs live on Dreamland; Tuesday, 7pm; RTÉ 2XM. Pic: Marcia Casturino

SATURDAY 

Opera Night, LyricFM, 7pm: In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Maria Callas, a recording of the singer in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.

This Way Out, RTÉ Radio 1 Extra, 8pm: Award-winning, internationally-distributed weekly LGBT* radio programme, produced by volunteers in Los Angeles.

The Man Who Talks to Statues, Newstalk, 9pm: A new radio play from Cork comedian and playwright Shane Casey, examining male mental health and toxicity through an absurdist lens.

SUNDAY 

Documentary on One, RTÉ Radio 1 Extra, 5pm and 11pm: Radio 1's digital sister station mines over 35 years of documentaries on life in Ireland and further afield.

An Cúinne Dána, R na G, 6.30pm: Geansaithe Móra by Gearóidín Nic Cárthaigh is this month’s Book of the Month on Raidió na Gaeltachta.

MONDAY 

Iris Aniar, R na G, 9.15am: Michéal Ó Tuathail visits the island of Inis Gé, off the coast of Mayo, and speaks with some of its former inhabitants about life on the island in times gone past, and the tragedy that occurred there 100 years ago.

The Full Score, LyricFM, 1pm: A trip to Wigmore Hall, London as violinist Esther Yoo and pianist Jae Hong Park perform works from Debussy, Grieg, and Rachmaninov.

My Life In A Suitcase, UCC 98.3FM, 4pm: Afghan refugee Manizha Khan speaks to a different guest each week on their own experiences as migrants/refugees.

Arena, RTÉ 1, 7pm: Discussing the upcoming Sunday Miscellany anthology, with Sarah Binchy, Paula Shields, and Tim Carey.

Groovers' Corner, RTÉ 2XM, 9pm: Global grooves and electronic beats from the past, present, and future with guest mixes and interviews.

Niall O'Flaherty of The Sultans of Ping at Cork Opera House in February 2023: 1990 RTÉ session reaired; Tuesday, 11pm, 2FM Pic: Siobhán Russell
Niall O'Flaherty of The Sultans of Ping at Cork Opera House in February 2023: 1990 RTÉ session reaired; Tuesday, 11pm, 2FM Pic: Siobhán Russell

TUESDAY 

Dreamland, RTÉ 2XM, 7pm: An intimate journey exploring contemporary music and landscape on Ireland’s western edge - episode 2 features interviews and live sessions with more North-western artists, including Tuath, Eve Belle and Without Willow.

The Alternative, 2FM, 11pm: Dan Hegarty's latest trip to the Session Archives: The Sultans of Ping at RTÉ studios in 1990; Kynsy in lockdown-era home session from 2021, and Dublin rockers Really Good Time from earlier this year.

WEDNESDAY 

Arena, RTÉ 1, 7pm: Helen Meaney reviews The Quare Fellow at Dublin's Abbey Theatre.

Ecolution, RTÉ Jr, 7pm: Ahead of COP28, a group of children and young people discuss what they wish this event could truly be, while talking about the things that seem to stifle progress.

Linda Buckley: composition performed by the Irish Chamber Orchestra; Thursday, 1pm; LyricFM. Pic: Jed Niezgoda
Linda Buckley: composition performed by the Irish Chamber Orchestra; Thursday, 1pm; LyricFM. Pic: Jed Niezgoda

THURSDAY 

The Full Score, LyricFM, 1pm: Live from the Kilkenny Arts Festival, featuring the Irish Chamber Orchestra led by violinist and chief conductor Thomas Zehetmair, performing pieces including 'Fall Approaches' by Cork composer Linda Buckley.

Arena, RTÉ 1, 7pm: IMMA curator Nadia Tymchuk on Self-Determination: A Global Perspective, one of the largest exhibitions in IMMA’s history, opening on Thursday, November 30.

The Alternative, 2FM, 11pm: Dan Hegarty presents highlights of UK multi-instrumentalist Julia Jacklin's set from this year's Primavera Sound festival.

FRIDAY 

Sad Girl Sessions, UCC 98.3FM, 2pm: Ally Landers highlights the importance of women in music history, focusing on melancholy, emotive, and introspective tunes.

Bladhaire, R na G, 3pm: Live from Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich in Belfast, celebrating the vibrant Irish language community in the city, and their connections to the Gaeltacht.

Lyric Live, LyricFM, 7pm: Live from the stage of the National Concert Hall in Dublin as conductor Marin Alsop makes her much-anticipated debut with the National Symphony Orchestra.

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