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TV reviews 26.06.2026 28:03 ↓

Chris Wasser and Jenn Gannon review The Bear S5 (Disney+), Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'stard (Sky) and Life, Larry & the Pursuit of Unhappiness (HBO Max). 

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off at 40 25.06.2026 12:48 ↓

Four decades after the premiere of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Steven Benedict remembers this classic film. 

Phillip Leslie: Chopin Recital 25.06.2026 12:36 ↓

Ahead of his performance at the NCH, pianist Phillip Leslie discusses Chopin's Mazurkas. 

Film reviews 25.06.2026 27:29 ↓

John Maguire and Sarina Bellissimo review Supergirl, A Private Life, and The Last Viking.

Frida Slattery As Herself - Ana Kinsella 23.06.2026 10:35 ↓

Author Ana Kinsella discusses her debut novel, Frida Slattery As Herself. 

Pet Shop Boys Volume 23.06.2026 18:50 ↓

Eamon Sweeney discusses Pet Shop Boys Volume, a book marking the fortieth anniversayr of their debut Please.  

Mick Flannery 23.06.2026 20:33 ↓

Mick Flannery plays live in studio and discusses his new album The House Must Win. 

For the Record - Colin Dunne 22.06.2026 13:15 ↓

Dancer Colin Dunne on his latest production – For the Record.

A Private Life – Rebecca Zlotowski 22.06.2026 15:52 ↓

Filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski discusses directing Jodie Foster in A Private Life – her first starring role in a French film.

The art of adaptation - Hinterland Festival 22.06.2026 15:35 ↓

Novelist Patrick Freyne and playwright Matthew Spangler on the art of adaptation.

TV reviews 18.06.2026 15:46 ↓

Chris Wasser and Jenn Gannon review I Will Find You (Netflix) and season 3 of House Of The Dragon (HBO Max/Now TV)

After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal 18.06.2026 14:26 ↓

Merlin Holland discusses his new book After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal.

Film reviews 18.06.2026 20:52 ↓

Arlene Hunt and Donald Clarke review Toy Story 5, Nino and Familiar Touch.

Visions of America 1978–79 17.06.2026 14:54 ↓

Eamon Carr discusses his exhibition and book of photographs taken during Horslips' tour of North America in 1978 and 1979. 

The Pixar story 17.06.2026 15:54 ↓

As Toy Story 5 is released, Paul Whittington looks back at the history of the company that changed the world of animation – Pixar.

The Shaughraun 17.06.2026 16:40 ↓

Garry Hynes discusses Druid’s first production of The Shaughraun since 1982.

Who is the 'real' Alexander Hamilton? 16.06.2026 15:51 ↓

Historian Liam McNiffe offers his own take on the 'real' Alexander Hamilton.  

The Magic Glasses at Bewley's Theatre 16.06.2026 14:34 ↓

Director Conall Morrison and theatre historian Fiona Brennan discuss a new production of George Fitzmaurice’s The Magic Glasses at Bewley's Theatre. 

How to read Ulysses - Colm Tóibín 16.06.2026 22:17 ↓

Colm Tóibín discusses Bloomsday and how to read Ulysses. 

World Music pioneers 15.06.2026 10:51 ↓

John Meagher discusses how musicians like Paul Simon, The Beatles and Ry Cooder put world music in the spotlight.

Toy Story 5 15.06.2026 14:20 ↓

Director Andrew Stanton and producer Lindsey Collins discuss the upcoming Toy Story 5.

David Hockney remembered 15.06.2026 18:28 ↓

Jess Fahy discusses the life and work of David Hockney. 

Doireann Ní Ghríofa 15.06.2026 19:24 ↓

Doireann Ní Ghríofa discusses her new book, Said the Dead, and shares with Rick some of the books, songs, and films that have influenced her.

Maggie O’Farrell 15.06.2026 29:45 ↓

Maggie O’Farrell discusses her new novel, Land, and shares with Rick the books, songs, and films that have influenced her.

Arena Live at Irish Embassy London for RTÉ 100 11.06.2026 57:52 ↓

Live from the Irish Embassy in London for a special event marking 100 years of public broadcasting, Rick is joined by writer and broadcaster Graham Norton; musician and producer Bernard Butler; violinist Aoife Ní Bhriain; uilleann piper Rita Farrell; and poets Martina Evans and Ian Duhig.