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Submission Guidelines

Sunday Miscellany at Christmas show image

Sunday Miscellany at Christmas

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Sunday Miscellany On the Road

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All Aboard The State Coach, by Jonathan White show image

All Aboard The State Coach, by Jonathan White

Clip • 5 Mins • 31 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

New Beginnings, by Zoë Devlin show image

New Beginnings, by Zoë Devlin

Clip • 4 Mins • 31 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

Lunch Blessing, by Enda Wyley show image

Lunch Blessing, by Enda Wyley

Clip • 1 Mins • 31 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

Thackeray on Grattan Hill, by Lourdes Mackey show image

Thackeray on Grattan Hill, by Lourdes Mackey

Clip • 6 Mins • 31 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

The Orchard We Didn’t Rob, by John MacKenna show image

The Orchard We Didn’t Rob, by John MacKenna

Clip • 5 Mins • 31 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

Earthed Lightning, by Grace Wells show image

Earthed Lightning, by Grace Wells

Clip • 6 Mins • 31 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

Masterclass: for Hubert Conaty, by Tom Conaty show image

Masterclass: for Hubert Conaty, by Tom Conaty

Clip • 1 Mins • 31 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

Back-to-school blues, Thackeray’s Irish tour and Dev's favourite transport show image

Back-to-school blues, Thackeray’s Irish tour and Dev's favourite transport

Clip • 36 Mins • 31 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

The Summer of 76, by Denise Blake show image

The Summer of 76, by Denise Blake

Clip • 5 Mins • 24 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

The Head on Ya, by Emma Prunty show image

The Head on Ya, by Emma Prunty

Clip • 4 Mins • 24 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

Fox Cubs, by Kathy Donaghy show image

Fox Cubs, by Kathy Donaghy

Clip • 5 Mins • 24 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

Mícheál Mac Liammóir, by Denis Tuohy show image

Mícheál Mac Liammóir, by Denis Tuohy

Clip • 4 Mins • 24 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

Send in the Clowns, by John MacKenna show image

Send in the Clowns, by John MacKenna

Clip • 5 Mins • 24 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

Open For You, by Paul Muldoon show image

Open For You, by Paul Muldoon

Clip • 2 Mins • 24 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

Exam Jitters and Curtain Raisers show image

Exam Jitters and Curtain Raisers

Clip • 32 Mins • 24 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

Islanders, by Eimear Ryan show image

Islanders, by Eimear Ryan

Clip • 5 Mins • 17 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

Heritage Now, by Theo Dorgan show image

Heritage Now, by Theo Dorgan

Clip • 6 Mins • 17 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

Low First, by Colin Regan show image

Low First, by Colin Regan

Clip • 5 Mins • 17 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

Our Shared Inheritance, by Kathleen James-Chakraborty show image

Our Shared Inheritance, by Kathleen James-Chakraborty

Clip • 4 Mins • 17 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

A Page Torn From a Diary: Campfires, by Oein DeBharduin show image

A Page Torn From a Diary: Campfires, by Oein DeBharduin

Clip • 4 Mins • 17 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

Weekly Podcast Version

Back-to-school blues, Thackeray’s Irish tour, and Dev’s favourite transport show image

Back-to-school blues, Thackeray’s Irish tour, and Dev’s favourite transport

Clip • 36 Mins • 31 AUG • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Exam Jitters and Curtain Raisers show image

Exam Jitters and Curtain Raisers

Clip • 32 Mins • 24 AUG • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Angels, Animals and Daughters of Memory show image

Angels, Animals and Daughters of Memory

Clip • 40 Mins • 17 AUG • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Oasis, Owls and a Wildean Whodunnit show image

Oasis, Owls and a Wildean Whodunnit

Clip • 36 Mins • 10 AUG • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Night Owls and Guardian Angels show image

Night Owls and Guardian Angels

Clip • 36 Mins • 03 AUG • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Dreaming in Green and Gold show image

Dreaming in Green and Gold

Clip • 33 Mins • 27 JUL • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Hurling, Hitch-hiking and a Baby Elephant show image

Hurling, Hitch-hiking and a Baby Elephant

Clip • 34 Mins • 20 JUL • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Live Aid and Limpets show image

Live Aid and Limpets

Clip • 36 Mins • 13 JUL • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

A New York State of Mind show image

A New York State of Mind

Clip • 33 Mins • 06 JUL • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Ways of Seeing, Notions of Home show image

Ways of Seeing, Notions of Home

Clip • 33 Mins • 29 JUN • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Travelling West, Travelling East show image

Travelling West, Travelling East

Clip • 38 Mins • 22 JUN • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Fathers, a Faith Healer and a Missing Football show image

Fathers, a Faith Healer and a Missing Football

Clip • 34 Mins • 15 JUN • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Sunflowers, Spirit Animals and Ziggy Stardust show image

Sunflowers, Spirit Animals and Ziggy Stardust

Clip • 32 Mins • 08 JUN • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Glorious Boglands and Glory Days show image

Glorious Boglands and Glory Days

Clip • 32 Mins • 01 JUN • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Baltic Adventures and a Colorado Rocky Mountain High show image

Baltic Adventures and a Colorado Rocky Mountain High

Clip • 33 Mins • 25 MAY • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Empty Nests, and Dining with the Future Pope show image

Empty Nests, and Dining with the Future Pope

Clip • 34 Mins • 18 MAY • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Royals and Riverkeepers show image

Royals and Riverkeepers

Clip • 37 Mins • 11 MAY • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Seals, Birds and Bees show image

Seals, Birds and Bees

Clip • 35 Mins • 04 MAY • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Birthdays and Broken Hearts show image

Birthdays and Broken Hearts

Clip • 36 Mins • 27 APR • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Bell Chimes and Baby Chicks show image

Bell Chimes and Baby Chicks

Clip • 35 Mins • 20 APR • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

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Sunday Miscellany Sunday 31 August 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 31 August 2025

Episode • 48 Mins • 31 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 24 August 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 24 August 2025

Episode • 48 Mins • 24 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 17 August 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 17 August 2025

Episode • 50 Mins • 17 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 10 August 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 10 August 2025

Episode • 47 Mins • 10 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 3 August 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 3 August 2025

Episode • 49 Mins • 03 AUG • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 27 July 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 27 July 2025

Episode • 49 Mins • 27 JUL • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 20 July 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 20 July 2025

Episode • 48 Mins • 20 JUL • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 13 July 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 13 July 2025

Episode • 48 Mins • 13 JUL • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 6 July 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 6 July 2025

Episode • 46 Mins • 06 JUL • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 29 June 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 29 June 2025

Episode • 48 Mins • 29 JUN • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 22 June 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 22 June 2025

Episode • 48 Mins • 22 JUN • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 15 June 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 15 June 2025

Episode • 46 Mins • 15 JUN • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 8 June 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 8 June 2025

Episode • 45 Mins • 08 JUN • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 1 June 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 1 June 2025

Episode • 46 Mins • 01 JUN • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 25 May 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 25 May 2025

Episode • 46 Mins • 25 MAY • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 18 May 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 18 May 2025

Episode • 47 Mins • 18 MAY • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 11 May 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 11 May 2025

Episode • 47 Mins • 11 MAY • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 4 May 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 4 May 2025

Episode • 47 Mins • 04 MAY • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 27 April 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 27 April 2025

Episode • 48 Mins • 27 APR • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 20 April 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 20 April 2025

Episode • 44 Mins • 20 APR • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 13 April 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 13 April 2025

Episode • 47 Mins • 13 APR • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 6 April 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 6 April 2025

Episode • 46 Mins • 06 APR • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 30 March 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 30 March 2025

Episode • 47 Mins • 30 MAR • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 23 March 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 23 March 2025

Episode • 48 Mins • 23 MAR • Sunday Miscellany

Christmas Miscellany 25/12/2024

Sunday Miscellany, Wednesday 25 December 2024 show image

Sunday Miscellany, Wednesday 25 December 2024

Clip • 57 Mins • 25 DEC 24 • Christmas Miscellany

Terry the Turkey, by John Toal show image

Terry the Turkey, by John Toal

Clip • 8 Mins • 25 DEC 24 • Christmas Miscellany

Harry Kernoff: Fifty Years Gone, by Donal Fallon show image

Harry Kernoff: Fifty Years Gone, by Donal Fallon

Clip • 6 Mins • 25 DEC 24 • Christmas Miscellany

Deck the Halls, by Maggie Armstrong show image

Deck the Halls, by Maggie Armstrong

Clip • 8 Mins • 25 DEC 24 • Christmas Miscellany

A Gift from the Family, by Margaret Galvin show image

A Gift from the Family, by Margaret Galvin

Clip • 6 Mins • 25 DEC 24 • Christmas Miscellany

That Night, by John F Deane show image

That Night, by John F Deane

Clip • 6 Mins • 25 DEC 24 • Christmas Miscellany

The Falcon Carol, a poem by James Harpur show image

The Falcon Carol, a poem by James Harpur

Clip • 1 Mins • 25 DEC 24 • Christmas Miscellany

Turkeys, traditions and Christmas contemplation show image

Turkeys, traditions and Christmas contemplation

Clip • 45 Mins • 25 DEC 24 • Christmas Miscellany

Miscellany Extra 24/12/2024

The Tale of the Curly-Haired Girl and the Mouse, by Olive Travers show image

The Tale of the Curly-Haired Girl and the Mouse, by Olive Travers

Clip • 5 Mins • 24 DEC 24 • Miscellany Extra

Advent Calendar, a poem by James Harpur show image

Advent Calendar, a poem by James Harpur

Clip • 1 Mins • 24 DEC 24 • Miscellany Extra

Christmas Eve, a poem by John F Deane show image

Christmas Eve, a poem by John F Deane

Clip • 1 Mins • 24 DEC 24 • Miscellany Extra

Seasonal reflections and unexpected guests show image

Seasonal reflections and unexpected guests

Clip • 10 Mins • 24 DEC 24 • Miscellany Extra

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