What to watch on RTÉ Player this week! The RTÉ Player team share their top picks to watch on RTÉ Player this week.
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Eavan Boland: Is It Still The Same?
To mark International Women’s Day last Thursday, 8th of March, RTÉ One screened a vivid portrait of writer Eavan Boland who has been called ‘the first great woman poet in the history of Irish poetry’.
The film explores Eavan’s unusual background; her experience of early exile in London and New York; her struggle to find her place in the male-dominated poetry scene of Dublin in the 60s; her involvement in the Irish Women’s Liberation movement; her enduring marriage to writer Kevin Casey; her role as mother and grandmother; her long and sustaining friendship with former President of Ireland Mary Robinson and the discovery of her poetic voice and subject matter in the Dublin suburbs of the 1970s.
Watch Eavan Boland: Is It Still The Same? Now on RTÉ Player.
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Dermot Bannon’s Temper Tantrum
In the upcoming episode of brand new series of Room to Improve Irish architect, Dermot Bannon, arrives at the small seaside town of Portrane in North County Dublin to embark on his next project but not before taking some downtime to fulfil an architectural dream of his.
In the latest Room to Improve ‘behind the scenes’ clip on RTÉ Player, Dermot is excited to discover he is about to tick one major item off his architectural bucket list as he sets about Lambay Island, home of Lambay Castle designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, a hero of his.
The boat trip takes a turn for the worst, however, when Dermot learns the island is closed to public access and he will have to ‘make do’ viewing from afar. What ensues can only be defined as a total temper tantrum as Dermot throws all of his toys out of the pram and folds his arms in a huff. Watch the exclusive clip now on RTÉ Player.
What Not to Miss?
What Are You Eating? is back for a new season on RTÉ One and this time host Philip Boucher Hayes will look at Veganism, Fish, Heart Healthy Eating, Treats, Food Waste and the Store Cupboard.
Having got advice from dietician Aveen Bannon about protein intake and vitamin supplements, Philip gets into the diet by learning to shop differently and by joining the Vegan in Ireland Dublin walking tour run by Sivan Pardo Renwick and her husband Scott.
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Not content to look at veganism as just another plant-based diet PBH teases out the ethical issues that inform its position on animal welfare by trying the Vegan Information Project’s virtual reality headset to get an immersive experience of the lives of intensively reared pigs.
At the end of his 28-day vegan odyssey, Philip receives some shocking information about what’s happened to his body during his time on the diet but is this down to the diet itself or to his failure to balance his nutritional supplements? Watch it now on RTÉ Player.
Pick of the Week
The Works Presents …
The Works Presents returned this week with John Kelly talking to author Roddy Doyle.
Roddy’s compelling portrayal of the resilience of working class people facing up to life’s challenges is always faithful to his readers lived experience. In a programme peppered with clips and quotes from the popular movies of his works.
The author talks to John Kelly about his recent book Smile who’s origin was an off the cuff remark by his teacher that has stayed with him for life. Watch the first episode of the new series now on RTÉ Player.
