The Musician That Is Me
A profile of contemporary musician Jane O’Leary.
FORTHCOMING FIRST BROADCAST: 20 October 2024 on RTÉ lyric fm
Lament for Art O’Leary
The premiere of a new opera by composer Irene Buckley, with lyrics by poet Vona Groarke, inspired by the poem Chaoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire.
FORTHCOMING: RTÉ lyric fm, date to be confirmed
Where the River Rises
Poet Jane Clarke explores the Avonmore River in County Wicklow through poetry and conversation.
FORTHCOMING: RTÉ lyric fm, date to be confirmed
These Things I Wish
Bairbre O’Hogan tells the story of the life and writing of Winifred Letts, poet, playwright and novelist.
FIRST BROADCAST: 9 June 2024 on RTÉ lyric fm
Michael Longley’s Life of Poetry
Marking his 85th birthday on 27th July 2024, Belfast poet Michael Longley looks back, in conversation with Olivia O’Leary, and on a life of 60 years of poetry. His latest book, Ash Keys: New Selected Poetry (Cape), is published on 25th July.
FIRST BROADCAST: BBC Radio 3 The Essay, 8-12 July 2024
ADDITIONAL BROADCAST: Proms Interval (compilation of extracts from The Essay), BBC Radio 3, Sunday 11 August 2024
A Jamaican Poet in Dublin
Jamaican poet Jason Allen-Paisant tells the story of another Jamaican poet, Ferdinand Levy, who was a student in Dublin in the 1930s and 40s and asks why his poetry has been overlooked for 80 years.
FIRST BROADCAST: BBC Radio 4: 17 March 2024
Available to listen back 17 March to 21 April 2024.
Writing Yourself Home
Vona Groarke meets fellow poets John McAuliffe, Martina Evans, Sinéad Morrissey and Conor O’Callaghan, who all share her experience of moving from Ireland to live and work in the UK. The programme ends with a poem by Bernard O’Donoghue.
FIRST BROADCAST:
8 October 2023, RTÉ lyric fm; re-broadcast 28 Jan 2024; re-broadcast (abridged version) 25 August 2024, RTÉ Radio 1
A Place of Pointed Stones
Jessica Traynor writes a history in poetry of Banagher, Co. Offaly. With contributions from James Scully, David Boylan, Lisa Gardiner and Elaine Agnew, and a song performed by the pupils of St Rynagh’s National School.
FIRST BROADCAST:
15 October 2023, RTÉ lyric fm; re-broadcast 4 Feb 2024; re-broadcast (abridged version) 1 September 2024, RTÉ Radio 1
The Salt of Something New
Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan presents a programme featuring six poets from four continents who are making their mark on the world of Irish poetry.
FIRST BROADCAST:
30 April 2023, RTÉ lyric fm; re-broadcast 11 February 2024; re-broadcast (abridged version) 8 September 2024, RTÉ Radio 1