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Below is a list of programmes that have finished their current run, or are no longer on air, but whose web site and/or audio are still available.

To access the required web page and programme audio, simply click the link the programme description.

ABC#

ABC# is a series introducing classical music. It's an easy way to get familiar with some of the most popular repertoire in the classical tradition.

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Artszone

Artszone is a weekly digest of all that's current in the arts world, reporting on the key cultural happenings at home and abroad. Presented by Aedín Gormley.

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Apex

Bernard Clarke explores some of the great musical forms and genres that have emerged in the last century, from blues to rock, ska to reggae, folk to rap, afrobeat and beyond. Each hour long programme takes an artist or group and seeks out its musical ancestry, turning the music over, casting about for clues, following flights of fancy and creating a personal map of the terrain.

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Lyric Notes

Lyric Notes, presented by Máire Nic Gearailt, aims to provide a varied musical listening experience, ranging from early music through the baroque, classical and romantic eras through to music of our own time. Lots of great singers, as well as music for orchestra, chamber ensembles and solo instruments.

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Sunday Sequence

A weekly features and documentary strand reflecting responses to the spoken, written and sung word.

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