Monthly Archives: September 2014

CONNECTED RTÉ 2's real life series airs Tuesdays and Thursdays. This week, Nicole moves out, Anna goes away and Venetia goes shopping with husband Martin. Elayne doesn’t want a relationship with the guy who wants her. And Kate hopes to hear from the guy she fancies. Published: Tuesday 30th September, 10.30pm
THE BLUE OF THE NIGHT Vermont-born folk musician and singer Sam Amidon is our Blue Tunes artist all this week. He draws on the traditional but is decidedly contemporary and his new album,  “Lily-O”, out this week, features the innovative jazz guitarist  Bill Frisell. You can hear tracks from it along with some of his back catalogue nightly at 10. […] Published: Tuesday 30th September, 10.00pm
DRUNK ***FINAL*** Drunk examines the facts and evidence around alcohol, providing answers to a very wide range of questions, some seemingly silly and some deadly serious; how exactly does alcohol effect us – in the short and long term? What does it do to our motor skills? Why do we get hangovers? Do beer goggles really exist? How does alcohol affect your emotions, your judgement or your sex life? Published: Tuesday 30th September, 9.30pm
RíRá ar RnaG Top chart hits and celeb gossip, presented by Cillian de Búrca and Niamh Ní Chróinín. Published: Tuesday 30th September, 9.00pm
DOMESTIC DIVAS The Divas meet equestrian loving Dawn who wants to throw a lavish dinner party for her best friend who’s moving to Australia. Published: Tuesday 30th September, 8.30pm
ARENA Bruce Gladwin, artistic director of Back to Back Theatre discusses his controversial work 'Ganesh Versus The Third Reich'. This is a play which tackles an incredibly powerful and emotive subject - the Nazi's programme for mass extermination of the disabled - coupled with the journey of Ganesh to reclaim the swastika, an ancient Sanskrit symbol. Striding across the stage are the characters of Adolf Hitler, Josef Mengele, people with various disabilities and the elephant-headed deity Ganesh. This is not an easy watch, but how ethical is it? Should theatre be this disturbing? Published: Tuesday 30th September, 7.00pm
DEMOCRACY NOW! | RTÉ Radio 1 Extra Hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez Published: Tuesday 30th September, 3.00pm
DEMOCRACY NOW! | RTÉ Radio 1 Extra Hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez Published: Tuesday 30th September, 3.00pm
Dan Hegarty – The Alternative Slow Skies in Repeat Session Published: Tuesday 30th September, 1.00am
BOOK ON ONE Turgenev’s novella ‘First Love’ was published in 1860. In it, the narrator Vladimir remembers falling in love for the first time as a sixteen year old with his new neighbour Zinaida. The translation is by Richard Freeborn and it's published by Oxford World's Classics. Published: Monday 29th September, 11.10pm