Radio Week
The picks of the best of this week’s radio
ENTERTAINMENT For The Record
SUNDAY, 6PM, RTÉ GOLD ★★★
Pat O’Mahony visits the homes of seven Irish celebrities who have amassed significant hard-copy record collections. Tonight he meets Neven Maguire (pictured), head chef and proprietor of the MacNean House and Restaurant.
I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue
MONDAY, 6.30PM, BBC RADIO 4 ★★★
Jack Dee is back to kick off this new series of radio’s funniest quiz show. Jon Culshaw, Milton Jones and Andy Hamilton are in fiercely funny form, while Jan Ravens brings the house down singing Milkshake by Kelis to the theme from The Archers.
Moving Pictures
TUESDAY, 11.30AM, BBC RADIO 4 ★★★★
Turner’s painting The Campo Santo, Venice is a thing of shimmering loveliness, with gondolas reflected in the lagoon and the city blurred by mist. Cathy FitzGerald takes us on a voyage into the floating world of the masterpiece, which you can see in detail via the link at bbc.co.uk/movingpictures.
FACTUAL
Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle
MONDAY-FRIDAY, 9.45AM, BBC RADIO 4 ★★★★★
The high walls of the Gothic castle of Colditz were ‘a sight to make the bravest quail’. Sam
RECORD COLLECTION:
West reads Ben Macintyre’s account of life for the prisoners of war there in WWII.
It’s a tale of bravery and resilience, but also of treachery and betrayal. Drawing on firsthand accounts, Macintyre shows what happens to men when they are under the threat of death for years on end.
Shuffle Along
TUESDAY, 12 NOON, BBC RADIO 3
★★★★
Josephine Baker’s limbs seemed made of rubber. She could bend her bones in a way that defied the rules of human anatomy and sent the audiences at Paris’s Folies Bergère wild.
In his weeklong celebration of the Harlem Renaissance, Donald Macleod looks at the singer, dancer and film star, who was born into poverty in America, became a
Broadway star, then made a new life in France, and whose funeral in 1975 bought the streets of Paris to a standstill.
DRAMA
Dear Harry Kane
THURSDAY, 2.15PM, BC RADIO 4 ★★★★★
Lured by the prospect of a life-changing amount of money and the glory and glamour of playing a part in this year’s World Cup,
Nisal takes a building job in Qatar. Football means the world to him, so as he sees the stadiums going up he feels a surge of pride.
This brilliant play by James Fritz celebrates the power of football to unite the world, and the grim truth about the conditions under which those sparkling glass arenas have been built.
MUSIC
RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards THURSDAY, 8PM, RTE RADIO ONE ★★★★
Mary Black will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at tonight’s event in Vicar Street, Dublin. Founder and frontman of The Chieftains, Paddy Moloney, who passed away last year, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Presented by John Creedon, the event will feature live performances from Mary Black, The Chieftains, Sharon Shannon, Inni K, Scullion, Skippers Alley and many more in what promises to be a very special night, celebrating Irish folk music and artists, both established as well as emerging.