Radio Week

The picks of the best of this week’s radio

ENTERTAINMENT

Tara Stewart

SUNDAY, 9PM, 2FM ★★★★

Tara showcases the best in new music from the biggest chart singles to the most underground bands and chats to the most exciting artists in music right now.

The John Creedon Show MON-FRIDAY, 8PM, RTÉ RADIO 1 ★★★★ A mix of contemporary, Irish and international tracks for a melodic journey into the evening.

The Essay: Top Of The Bill TUESDAY, 10.45PM, BBC RADIO 3 ★★★★★ Susan Calman recalls the night that Victoria Wood (pictured) gave ‘the greatest stand-up routine of all time’, in this week-long series that has comedians paying tribute to their comedy heroes and heroines.

FACTUAL

The Hard Shoulder MONDAY-FRIDAY,4PM, NEWSTALK ★★★★ Ivan Yates brings his style of straight-talking to this opinion-led drivetime talk show, covering everything from current affairs and politics to sport and business.

File On 4: Second Class Citizens– The Post Office IT Scandal

SUNDAY, 5PM, BBC RADIO 4 ★★★★

More than 500 decent, hard-working people had their lives destroyed by a computer system, brought in to UK Post Office branches in 2000. Hayley Hassall tells the story of the sub-postmasters and mistresses wrongfully accused of fraud.

The Lyric Feature

SUNDAY, 6PM, LYRIC FM ★★★★

Morning, Noon and Night is a three-part series which looks at how we encounter our waking and our sleeping hours. In a lyrical blend of short features, poetry, prose and music, presenter Regan Hutchins guides us around a diverse range of experiences from the time we wake up to the time we go to sleep. He joins artists, poets, friends and family as they go about their daily lives.

Talking History SUNDAY, 7PM, NEWSTALK ★★★★

Presented by Dr Patrick Geoghegan of Trinity College, this lively show takes a critical look at some of the great personalities and political, social and cultural events in history.

Talking History focuses on the human side of history - unravelling the gritty, dirty and sometimes uncomfortable side we don’t usually hear much about.

Documentary On One SUNDAY, 8PM, RTÉ RADIO 1 ★★★★

The Undertakers’ Art looks at the story of Richard Healy, who worked as a delivery man before seeing an advert for an old hearse and buying it for £100. He did it up, filled it with petrol and put it to use.

Here’s The Thing

THURSDAY, 11AM, 9PM, BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA ★★★★

The comedian David Letterman and the film star Michael Douglas talk to Alec Baldwin about comedy, careers and their close brushes with the Grim Reaper.