Radio Week

The picks of the best of this week’s radio

ENTERTAINMENT

Around The Piano With Tom Odell

SUNDAY, 8PM, BBC RADIO 2 ★★★★ Tom Odell looks at some of the 1970s singersongwriters who took pop music in brandnew directions. In the second programme of this repeated series, Tom celebrates the work of Kate Bush.

Mise FRESHIN

SUNDAY, 10PM, RTE RADIO ONE ★★★★ This creative series explores the intersections, clashes and inseparable links between Irish traditional folk music, hiphop, rap and scratch turntablism. Presented by Ray Cuddihy (pictured).

An Taobh Tuathail

THURSDAY, 10PM, RNAG ★★★★ Tonight, on the second anniversary of the death of DJ, producer and acid house icon Andrew Weatherall, Cian Ó Cíobháin will be spinning records from his seminal A Love From Outer Space parties, which he hosted with his dear friend and fellow sonic adventurer Sean Johnston from 2010 right up to his death.

FACTUAL The Lyric Feature

SUNDAY, 6PM, LYRIC FM ★★★★ A Place of Stories is an audio journey through Ireland’s first public library, Marsh’s Library; an atmospheric meander through a hidden realm of knowledge and curiosities. Marsh’s Library, opened in 1707, is home to some of the rarest books in the world. The interior of the library has remained largely unchanged over the past 300 plus years. The library contains a collection of over 25,000 books and 300 manuscripts from the late Renaissance and early Enlightenment periods, including 387 books of which there is no other known copy in the world.

Start The Week

MONDAY, 9AM, 9.30PM, BBC RADIO 4 ★★★★ The mysterious Nebra Sky Disc is a BronzeAge map of the heavens. It was found in a German village, and will be on display at the British Museum. Neil Wilkin, the curator of the exhibition, tells us what’s known about this beautiful artefact.

The Hard Shoulder

MONDAY-FRIDAY, 4PM, NEWSTALK ★★★★ Kieran Cuddihy bring his style of straighttalking to this opinion-led drivetime talk show, covering everything from current affairs and politics to sport and business.

Mooney Goes Wild

MONDAY, 10PM, RTÉ RADIO ★★★ Derek Mooney and guests explore the natural world in all its forms and present some fascinating facts.

DRAMA The Jester Of Astapovo

THURSDAY, 2.15PM, BBC RADIO 4 ★★★★ Leo Tolstoy disappeared from his home in 1910 to go on a mysterious mission that ended at a railway station in the town of Astapovo, where he died of pneumonia. This drama, by Rose Tremain, tells the story of Tolstoy’s last journey.

Who Is Aldrich Kemp?

FRIDAY, 2.15PM, BBC RADIO 4 ★★★★ The body of a man thought to have died seven years ago washes up in the opening episode of a sinister drama series, set on the edge of reality, starring Nicola Walker.