RTÉ lyric fm

skip to main content

Ad blocker detected

To listen to RTÉ.ie's radio and podcast services, you will need to disable any ad blocking extensions or whitelist this site.

The Blue of the Night with Bernard Clarke

The Blue of the Night with Bernard Clarke

On Air • Mon - Thurs • 21:00 - 00:00 ADVERTISEMENT PLAYING… ADVERTISEMENT PLAYING…

The Blue of the Night connects different musical landscapes - bringing you through centuries, genres and soundscapes.

ADVERTISEMENT PLAYING…

00:00

00:00

51554

blue.lyricfm@rte.ie

Explore RTÉ lyric fm

Marty in the Morning show image

Marty in the Morning

Movies and Musicals with Aedín Gormley show image

Movies and Musicals with Aedín Gormley

Niall Carroll's Classical Daytime show image

Niall Carroll's Classical Daytime

The Full Score with Liz Nolan show image

The Full Score with Liz Nolan

Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive show image

Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive

RTÉ lyric Live show image

RTÉ lyric Live

Mystery Train with John Kelly show image

Mystery Train with John Kelly

Weekend Classics with Claudia Boyle show image

Weekend Classics with Claudia Boyle

Aedín in the Afternoon show image

Aedín in the Afternoon

The Blue of the Night with Bernard Clarke show image

The Blue of the Night with Bernard Clarke

The Hamilton Scores show image

The Hamilton Scores

Lyric Through The Night show image

Lyric Through The Night

Vespertine with Ellen Cranitch show image

Vespertine with Ellen Cranitch

Daybreak with Evonne Ferguson show image

Daybreak with Evonne Ferguson

Culture File show image

Culture File

Christmas in Kilmainham presented by Marty Whelan show image

Christmas in Kilmainham presented by Marty Whelan

Focail agus Ciall, le Billy Mag Fhloinn show image

Focail agus Ciall, le Billy Mag Fhloinn

Opera Night with Paul Herriott show image

Opera Night with Paul Herriott

Vox Nostra with Vlad Smishkewych show image

Vox Nostra with Vlad Smishkewych

Sunday Afternoon with Simon Delaney show image

Sunday Afternoon with Simon Delaney

Evening Song with Shirley Keane show image

Evening Song with Shirley Keane

Culture File Presents: The Comfort Zone show image

Culture File Presents: The Comfort Zone

The Lyric Feature show image

The Lyric Feature

Ambient Orbit show image

Ambient Orbit

RTÉ lyric fm Presenters

Marty Whelan show image

Marty Whelan

Niall Carroll show image

Niall Carroll

Liz Nolan show image

Liz Nolan

Lorcan Murray show image

Lorcan Murray

John Kelly show image

John Kelly

Bernard Clarke show image

Bernard Clarke

Aedín Gormley show image

Aedín Gormley

Paul Herriott show image

Paul Herriott

Ellen Cranitch show image

Ellen Cranitch

Evonne Ferguson show image

Evonne Ferguson

Claudia Boyle | Weekend Classics show image

Claudia Boyle | Weekend Classics

Luke Clancy show image

Luke Clancy

Vlad Smishkewych show image

Vlad Smishkewych

Simon Delaney show image

Simon Delaney

RTÉ lyric fm News

The Dawn Chorus 2026 show image

The Dawn Chorus 2026

2026 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR WALTONS RTÉ LYRIC FM MUSIC FOR SCHOOLS COMPETITION show image

2026 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR WALTONS RTÉ LYRIC FM MUSIC FOR SCHOOLS COMPETITION

WALTONS RTÉ LYRIC FM MUSIC FOR SCHOOLS | ANNOUNCING OUR 2026 GUEST ADJUDICATORS show image

WALTONS RTÉ LYRIC FM MUSIC FOR SCHOOLS | ANNOUNCING OUR 2026 GUEST ADJUDICATORS

Ambient Orbit Returns for an Eighth Series on RTÉ lyric fm show image

Ambient Orbit Returns for an Eighth Series on RTÉ lyric fm

Spring Lunchtime Concerts on The Full Score with Liz Nolan show image

Spring Lunchtime Concerts on The Full Score with Liz Nolan

Focail agus Ciall le Billy Mag Fhloinn | Seachtain na Gaeilge show image

Focail agus Ciall le Billy Mag Fhloinn | Seachtain na Gaeilge

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2026 ar RTÉ lyric fm show image

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2026 ar RTÉ lyric fm

RTÉ lyric fm has 342,000 listeners every week show image

RTÉ lyric fm has 342,000 listeners every week

WINNERS OF RTÉ LYRIC FM CHOIRS FOR CHRISTMAS 2025 show image

WINNERS OF RTÉ LYRIC FM CHOIRS FOR CHRISTMAS 2025

Ambient Orbit Winter Solstice Special Live from Carrowmore show image

Ambient Orbit Winter Solstice Special Live from Carrowmore

Choirs for Christmas Map of Entries 2025 show image

Choirs for Christmas Map of Entries 2025

Choirs for Christmas Competition 2025 show image

Choirs for Christmas Competition 2025

WALTONS RTÉ LYRIC FM MUSIC FOR SCHOOLS 2026 ANNOUNCEMENT show image

WALTONS RTÉ LYRIC FM MUSIC FOR SCHOOLS 2026 ANNOUNCEMENT

Promoting peace: Blazing Sky by Liam Bates show image

Promoting peace: Blazing Sky by Liam Bates

Join us for RTÉ lyric fm's Movies and Musicals Live in Cork show image

Join us for RTÉ lyric fm's Movies and Musicals Live in Cork

RTÉ lyric fm's steady rise continues in listenership figures show image

RTÉ lyric fm's steady rise continues in listenership figures

Choirs for Christmas Competition 2025 show image

Choirs for Christmas Competition 2025

Watch and Listen to Wexford Festival Opera 2025 on RTÉ lyric fm show image

Watch and Listen to Wexford Festival Opera 2025 on RTÉ lyric fm

RTÉ lyric fm wins Music Station of the Year at IMRO 2025 show image

RTÉ lyric fm wins Music Station of the Year at IMRO 2025

Ambient Orbit Returns for a Seventh Series on RTÉ lyric fm show image

Ambient Orbit Returns for a Seventh Series on RTÉ lyric fm

Manchán Magan | 1970-2025 show image

Manchán Magan | 1970-2025

Apply for tickets to RTÉ lyric fm's Aedín in the Afternoon Live show image

Apply for tickets to RTÉ lyric fm's Aedín in the Afternoon Live

Culture Night on RTÉ lyric fm show image

Culture Night on RTÉ lyric fm

THE LATE LATE TOY SHOW BIG BIG TICKET GIVEAWAY show image

THE LATE LATE TOY SHOW BIG BIG TICKET GIVEAWAY

RTÉ lyric fm highlights

Highlights - Saturday 2nd May to Friday 8th May show image

Highlights - Saturday 2nd May to Friday 8th May

Highlights - Saturday 25th April to Friday 1st May show image

Highlights - Saturday 25th April to Friday 1st May

Highlights - Saturday 18th April to Friday 24th April show image

Highlights - Saturday 18th April to Friday 24th April

Highlights - Saturday 11th April to Friday 17th April show image

Highlights - Saturday 11th April to Friday 17th April

Highlights - Saturday 4th April to Friday 10th April show image

Highlights - Saturday 4th April to Friday 10th April

Ambient Orbit Returns for an Eighth Series on RTÉ lyric fm show image

Ambient Orbit Returns for an Eighth Series on RTÉ lyric fm

Focail agus Ciall, le Billy Mag Fhloinn show image

Focail agus Ciall, le Billy Mag Fhloinn

Celebrating RTÉ 100 on The Full Score with Liz Nolan live from the GPO show image

Celebrating RTÉ 100 on The Full Score with Liz Nolan live from the …

Oíche Chiúin: a reflective and peaceful music special show image

Oíche Chiúin: a reflective and peaceful music special

Paul Herriott on his love for Wexford Festival Opera show image

Paul Herriott on his love for Wexford Festival Opera

Ambient Orbit Returns for a Seventh Series on RTÉ lyric fm show image

Ambient Orbit Returns for a Seventh Series on RTÉ lyric fm

Stream Ambient Orbit Live From Eyeries, Co. Cork show image

Stream Ambient Orbit Live From Eyeries, Co. Cork

Ambient Orbit Returns for a Sixth Series on RTÉ lyric fm show image

Ambient Orbit Returns for a Sixth Series on RTÉ lyric fm

Oíche Chiúin: a reflective and peaceful music special show image

Oíche Chiúin: a reflective and peaceful music special

Stream Ambient Orbit Winter Solstice Special Live from Loughcrew show image

Stream Ambient Orbit Winter Solstice Special Live from Loughcrew

Aedín Gormley interviews Paul Mescal on Movies and Musicals show image

Aedín Gormley interviews Paul Mescal on Movies and Musicals

Ambient Orbit Celebrates the Summer Solstice Live from the Hill Of Uisneach show image

Ambient Orbit Celebrates the Summer Solstice Live from the Hill Of Uisneach

Ambient Orbit Celebrates World Meditation Day show image

Ambient Orbit Celebrates World Meditation Day

Listen back: RTÉ lyric fm 25th Birthday Gala Concert show image

Listen back: RTÉ lyric fm 25th Birthday Gala Concert

Stream Ambient Orbit Winter Solstice Special Live from the Céide Fields show image

Stream Ambient Orbit Winter Solstice Special Live from the Céide Fields

Most Popular

Marty in the Morning show image

Marty in the Morning

Episode • 3 Hr 0 Mins • 29 APR • Marty in the Morning

Mystery Train with John Kelly show image

Mystery Train with John Kelly

Episode • 2 Hr 0 Mins • 28 APR • Mystery Train with John Kelly

Marty in the Morning show image

Marty in the Morning

Episode • 3 Hr 0 Mins • 28 APR • Marty in the Morning

The Blue of the Night with Bernard Clarke show image

The Blue of the Night with Bernard Clarke

Episode • 3 Hr 0 Mins • 28 APR • The Blue of the Night with Bernard Clarke

Mystery Train with John Kelly show image

Mystery Train with John Kelly

Episode • 2 Hr 0 Mins • 27 APR • Mystery Train with John Kelly

Lyric Through the Night show image

Lyric Through the Night

Episode • 7 Hr 0 Mins • 28 APR • Lyric Through the Night

Sunday Afternoon with Simon Delaney show image

Sunday Afternoon with Simon Delaney

Episode • 3 Hr 0 Mins • 26 APR • Sunday Afternoon with Simon Delaney

Niall Carroll's Classical Daytime show image

Niall Carroll's Classical Daytime

Episode • 3 Hr 0 Mins • 29 APR • Niall Carroll's Classical Daytime

Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive show image

Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive

Episode • 3 Hr 0 Mins • 28 APR • Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive

The Full Score with Liz Nolan show image

The Full Score with Liz Nolan

Episode • 3 Hr 0 Mins • 29 APR • The Full Score with Liz Nolan

Mystery Train with John Kelly show image

Mystery Train with John Kelly

Episode • 2 Hr 0 Mins • 26 APR • Mystery Train with John Kelly

Marty in the Morning show image

Marty in the Morning

Episode • 3 Hr 0 Mins • 27 APR • Marty in the Morning

Niall Carroll's Classical Daytime show image

Niall Carroll's Classical Daytime

Episode • 3 Hr 5 Mins • 28 APR • Niall Carroll's Classical Daytime

Vespertine with Ellen Cranitch show image

Vespertine with Ellen Cranitch

Episode • 3 Hr 0 Mins • 26 APR • Vespertine with Ellen Cranitch

The Blue of the Night with Bernard Clarke show image

The Blue of the Night with Bernard Clarke

Episode • 3 Hr 0 Mins • 27 APR • The Blue of the Night with Bernard Clarke

Podcasts

Focail agus Ciall, le Billy Mag Fhloinn show image

Focail agus Ciall, le Billy Mag Fhloinn

Culture File show image

Culture File

The Lyric Feature show image

The Lyric Feature

Movie News show image

Movie News

Marty in the Morning show image

Marty in the Morning

Bird Songs with Seán Ronayne show image

Bird Songs with Seán Ronayne

Intervals show image

Intervals

Naturefile show image

Naturefile

Black History Month | October 2024 | On RTÉ lyric fm show image

Black History Month | October 2024 | On RTÉ lyric fm

Where Life Sounds Greener show image

Where Life Sounds Greener

Black History Month 2022 on RTÉ lyric fm show image

Black History Month 2022 on RTÉ lyric fm

RTÉ lyric fm Leaving Cert Music Podcast show image

RTÉ lyric fm Leaving Cert Music Podcast

The Best of Classical

Niall Carroll's Classical Daytime show image

Niall Carroll's Classical Daytime

The Full Score with Liz Nolan show image

The Full Score with Liz Nolan

Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive show image

Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive

Daybreak with Evonne Ferguson show image

Daybreak with Evonne Ferguson

Vox Nostra with Vlad Smishkewych show image

Vox Nostra with Vlad Smishkewych

Features/Spoken Word

The Lyric Feature show image

The Lyric Feature

Focail agus Ciall, le Billy Mag Fhloinn show image

Focail agus Ciall, le Billy Mag Fhloinn

Culture File show image

Culture File

Marty in the Morning show image

Marty in the Morning

Aedín in the Afternoon show image

Aedín in the Afternoon

Stage & Screen

Movies and Musicals with Aedín Gormley show image

Movies and Musicals with Aedín Gormley

Sunday Afternoon with Simon Delaney show image

Sunday Afternoon with Simon Delaney

Marty in the Morning show image

Marty in the Morning

Evelyn Grant’s Weekend Drive show image

Evelyn Grant’s Weekend Drive

Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive show image

Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive

Late Night

Mystery Train with John Kelly show image

Mystery Train with John Kelly

The Blue of the Night with Bernard Clarke show image

The Blue of the Night with Bernard Clarke

Vespertine with Ellen Cranitch show image

Vespertine with Ellen Cranitch

Ambient Orbit show image

Ambient Orbit

Lyric Through The Night show image

Lyric Through The Night

Musical Explorations

Suaimhneas show image

Suaimhneas

The Blue of the Night with Bernard Clarke show image

The Blue of the Night with Bernard Clarke

Vespertine with Ellen Cranitch show image

Vespertine with Ellen Cranitch

Aedín in the Afternoon show image

Aedín in the Afternoon

Evening Song with Shirley Keane show image

Evening Song with Shirley Keane

Vox Nostra with Vlad Smishkewych show image

Vox Nostra with Vlad Smishkewych

Ambient Orbit show image

Ambient Orbit

RTÉ Competition T&Cs

RTE COMPETITION & VOTING STANDARD TERMS & CONDITIONS show image

RTE COMPETITION & VOTING STANDARD TERMS & CONDITIONS