Audio links to, and information on, programmes from 2007.
Programme 103: Sunday 30th December 2007 presented by Rachael English
Newspaper panel - Sean Kelly, Linda O'Shea Farren, Jim Power, Carole Coleman, Dr Colin Doherty & Michael O'Regan; murder of Benazir Bhutto - Christina Lamb; betting odds for 2008 - Ivan Yates, Celtic Bookmakers; Sport with Greg Allen; Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - reviews new releases "The Kite Runner", "I Am Legend" & "Balls Of Fury" and previews contenders for 2008 Golden Globes & Oscars
Programme 102: Saturday 29th December 2007
A selection from some of our interviews over the past year - Clive James, Kim Cattrall, Pat Henry, Paul McGrath, a tribute to the late Tony Ryan, Ross Hamilton, Richard Lewis, Noel V Ginnity and Jason Byrne
Programme 101: Sunday 23rd December 2007
Newspaper panel - Shane Ross, Niamh Brennan, Bill Shipsey, John Lonergan & John O'Donohue; a Christmas selection from the RTÉ archives - Myles na Gopaleen from the 1960's describing various attitudes to Christmas / Joe Lynch sings "Davy Crockett" from 1956 / John B Keane on the subject of Christmas Day rows/ 'Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly' Vienna Boys Choir / Paul Durcan reads 2 sections from his poem 'Christmas Day' / 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen' Perry Como / Ben Kiely reads description by William Carleton of the people of Clogher Valley going to midnight mass / 'Adeste Fidelis' The Irish Tenors / John O'Donohue reads his poems 'The Nativity', 'The Blessing Of Angels' and blessings for light, for somebody in prison and for the end of the year / John Lonergan reflects on how Christmas has changed since he was a child & John O'Donohue on how Christmas brings people together / 'Silent Night' Regina Nathan / 'O Holy Night' Leontyne Price
Programme 100: Saturday 22nd December 2007
Senator David Norris; Christmas television preview - Mark O'Regan & Michael Dwyer; cooking the perfect turkey - Neven Maguire; Tony Blair converts to Catholicism - Geoffrey Wheatcroft; coping with Christmas over-indulgence - Pat Henry
Programme 99: Sunday 16th December 2007
Newspaper panel - Minister Dick Roche, Senator Joe O'Toole, Jillian Van Turnhout, Eugene McGee & Ian Long; gaffe at Kenyan
presidential awards ceremony - Rob Crilly; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - "Bee Movie", "Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium" & "We Own The Night"
Programme 98: Saturday 15th December 2007
Adrian Birrell, Irish cricket team coach; Christmas puzzles from Des MacHale; coping with Christmas - Maureen Gaffney; Christmas books - Catherine Cullen, Mary Burnham & Quentin Fottrell; answers to Des MacHale's Christmas puzzles
Programme 97: Sunday 9th December 2007
Newspaper panel - Bill Cullen, Deirdre Kelly, Peter White, Sean Barrett & Des Gibson; drugs in Ireland - Keelin Shanley, RTÉ Primetime & Dr Chris Luke, Cork University Hospital; missing John Darwin turns up in Panama - Adam Boulton, Sky News; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - "The Killing Of John Lennon", "The Golden Compass" & "Southland Tales"
Programme 96: Saturday 8th December 2007
Keith Donald, Moving Hearts; Kieran Fallon cleared of race fixing - John McCririck, racing pundit; comedy with Niall Tóibín; preparing for Christmas - shopping with Niamh Widger, wine with Tomás Clancy, cooking with Neven Maguire
Programme 95: Sunday 2nd December 2007
Newspaper panel - Senator Feargal Quinn, Donncha O'Connell, Anne Marie Hourihane, Brendan Purcell & Colm Rapple; was it an insult to call a teddy bear Mohammad? - Sheikh Shaheed Satardien; Conrad Black trial - Tom Bower, author; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - "The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford" & "The Nines"
Programme 94: Saturday 1st December 2007
Alan Dukes; bad weather warning - Evelyn Cusack; Comedy with Dylan Moran; changing your life - sculptor Paddy Campbell, embalmer Kieran Hourigan & wine producer Caroline Feeley; train travel - Manchán Magan, Pól Ó Conghaile & Dave Conlisk
Programme 93: 25th November 2007
Newspaper panel - Helen Shaw, Tom Parlon, Pat Farrell, Stephen O'Byrnes & David Horgan; Sean Brady's accession to Cardinal - Patsy McGarry in Rome; public hate figures - Damian Corless; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Donald Clarke - "Rescue Dawn", "August Rush" & "Sleuth"
Programme 92: 24th November 2007
John Horgan, inaugural Ombudsman of the Press; chef Richard Corrigan; Archbishop Sean Brady's elevation to Cardinal - Minister Dermot Ahern in Rome; Comedy - Frank Kelly; do diets work? - Pat Henry
Programme 91: 18th November 2007
Newspaper panel - Linda O'Shea Farren, Eamon Delaney, Des Geraghty, Patrick Plunkett & Colm O'Gorman; rewriting the National Anthem - Mícheál Ó Suilleabháin; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - "How About You", "Beowulf" & "American Gangster"
Programme 90: 17th November 2007
Sonny Knowles; tracing your family tree - genealogists Máire MacConghail & Helen Kelly and Christina Abaca, Argentinian of Irish descent; comedy with Ellen de Generes; John O'Donohue, author of "Benedictus: A Book Of Blessings"; recommended reading with John Connolly
Programme 89: 11th November 2007
Newspaper panel - Minister Conor Lenihan, Andrea Martin, Maurice Nelligan, Peter Murtagh & Liam Cahill; proposed Gaelic Players Association strike - Liam Griffin; Sport with Gary Moran; Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - "Lions For Lambs"+"Into The Wild"
Programme 88: 10th November 2007
Felix McKenna, former Criminal Assets Bureau Chief; buying online for Christmas - Conor Pope; Comedy with Brendan Grace; can depression affect your career prospects? - Alison Cowan, Professor Ciaran O'Boyle and sociologist Shane Burke; the pleasures of growing & cooking your own food - Tom Doorley
Programme 87: 4th November 2007
Newspaper panel - Barbara Nugent, Pat Magner, Robbie Kelleher, Richard Nesbitt & Jim McHugh; crisis in Pakistan - Christina Lamb, foreign correspondent; Sport with Con Murphy; Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - "Elizabeth: The Golden Age", "In The Shadow Of The Moon" & "Interview"
Programme 86: 3rd November 2007
Dr Fin Breathnach, formerly of Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children; Aidan Murphy, Irish chef competing in 'Chef Of The World' competition; Comedy with Neil Delamere - school bullies; building our cities - Jim Barrett, former Dublin City Architect; Comedy with Billy Connolly - misunderstanding song lyrics; Christmas markets - Philip Nolan, travel writer, Katja Troendle in Stuttgart & Lisa Murtagh in New York
Programme 85: 28th October 2007
Newspaper panel - Colm Allen, Eoin Ryan, Terry Prone, Dan McLaughlin & Patsy McGarry; Mike, taxi driver caught up in shooting of John Daly; Sport with Gary Moran; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - "Saw IV", "Eastern Promises" & "Sicko"
Programme 84: 27th October 2007
John Delaney, FAI Chief Executive; Jason Byrne, comedian; the power of prayer - Theo Dorgan; interior decorating - Andy Kane, aka 'Handy Andy' & Sinead Kelly, interior designer
Programme 83: 21st October 2007
Newspaper panel - Gillian Bowler, Peter Sheridan, Bernard O'Byrne, Richard Curran & Tony Williams; bus bombing in Pakistan - Christina Lambe; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - "Rendition", "Stardust" & "Razzle Dazzle"
Programme 82: 20th October 2007
Richard Crowley, RTÉ's Middle East Correspondent; maths puzzles with Des MacHale; Ronnie Wood, Rolling Stones guitarist;
winners of Neven Maguire competition & comic sketch about eating out - Jim Gaffigan; recommended reading - Joe O' Connor, author; results of puzzles - Des Machale
Programme 81: 14th October 2007
Newspaper panel - Catherine McGuinness, John Waters, Ivan Yates, Fran Rooney & Dr John Sweeney; Al Gore winning Nobel prize - Patrick Farrelly , independent film maker; Radio Day of European Cultures - Eoin O' Loinsigh, Irish language interpreter in EU; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Mark O Regan - "The Counterfeiters", "Ratatouille" & "The Invasion"
Programme 80: 13th October 2007
being a victim of gangland murders - Linda McCabe and Martin Costello; Barbara Best McNarry, sister of George Best; seasonal comfort food - Neven Maguire
Programme 79: 7th October 2007
Newspaper panel - Colm Barrington, Michael O Kane, Mary O'Rourke, Frank Sullivan & Declan Power; Diana inquest begins - Judy Wade, Royal Correspondent, Hello Magazine; Sport with
Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - "Garage" & "Control"
Programme 78: 6th October 2007
tribute to the late Tony Ryan - Jim King, Michael Smurfit, Ulick McEvaddy, Sean Donlon, Richard Corrigan & Michael O'Leary; handling defeat in sport - Professor Aidan Moran, Brian Kerr & John O Sullivan, sports journalist; shootings in Walkinstown - Paul Williams, Crime Correspondent; skiing holidays - Pol O'Conghaile, travel journalist, Jane McGarry, professional ski instructor & Laurence Young, 25 year old ski instructor.
Programme 77: 30th September 2007
Newspaper panel - Maureen Gaffney, Cyprian Brady, Shane Kenny, Stephen Rae, Geoffrey Shannon & Gerry Boyle; Ireland v Argentina in rugby world cup - Brent Pope; abducted child - Lindy Chamberlain Creighton; Sport with Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - "Across The Universe", "The Brave One" & "Michael Clayton"
Programme 76: 29th September 2007
Christian Pauls, German Ambassador to Ireland; Ambassador's comments about Ireland - Gay Mitchell, MEP; arming the Gardai - Kathleen O'Toole, Chief Inspector of the Garda Inspectorate & Declan Power, security analyst; comedy with Jerry Seinfeld; Italian wines new to Ireland - Contessa Maria Rizzardi
Programme 75: 23rd September 2007
Newspaper panel - Olivia Buckley, Minister Eamon Ryan, David Went, Colm McCarthy & Paul Howard; prospects for the economy - Eddie Hobbs; Sports with Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - "A Mighty Heart", "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry" and "Death Proof"
Programme 74: 22nd September 2007
live from Irish College, Paris
World Cup rugby & Ireland lose against France - Eddie O'Sullivan, Brent Pope, Frank O'Driscoll, Benjamin Massot, Sid Millar; places to see in Paris - Sandrine Voillet; Irish people living in Paris - Áine Ades, Tourism Ireland, Paddy Sherlock, musician, Susan Callery, gallery owner, Elaine Cobb, journalist, Kara Lennon, Pompidou Centre, Orla Noonan, Groupe AB TV, Mícheál O'Rourke, pianist, Paul Lynch, air traffic controller; overhauling the French public service - Jacques Mayard, MP for Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP party; An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern; free bikes in Paris - Eoin Sweeney; Sheila Pratschke, Director of the Irish College, Paris
Programme 73: 16th September 2007
Newspaper panel - Billy Keane, Gerald Kean, David McWilliams, Patricia Callan & Joe O'Toole; Ireland lose to Georgia in rugby match last night - Brent Pope; publicity campaign for Kate & Gerry McCann - Phil Hall, PR consultant; Sport with Jimmy Magee at Croke Park; Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - "Shoot 'Em Up" & "Disturbia"
Programme 72: 15th September 2007
Bill Cullen; comedy - Dara O'Briain sketch about children; Mahon Tribunal explained - Sam Smyth & Terry Prone; comedy - Aprés Match rugby sketch; Ireland v Georgia rugby match preview - Alan Quinlan & Brent Pope; change in public reaction to Kate & Gerry McCann - Roy Greenslade; celebrity chef Rick Stein
Programme 71: 9th September 2007
Newspaper panel - Mary Banotti, Eamon Gilmore, Mark Fitzgerald, Colin Doherty & Eamon Dunphy; Kate & Gerry McCann questioned over death of Madeleine - Niamh O'Connor; Bertie Ahern at the Mahon Tribunal - Michael Clifford; Sport with Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - "Run Fat Boy Run" & "Atonement"
Programme 70: 8th September 2007
John Humphrys, author of "In God We Doubt"; Luciano Pavarotti RIP - "Panus Angelicus", archive i/v with Pavarotti and "Nessum Dorma"; comedy - Woody Allen on getting divorced; privacy & Google - TJ McIntyre, Ditigal Rights Ireland & Damien Mulley, Sunday Times technology columnist; changing your life in September - Maureen Gaffney, clinical psychologist
Programme 69: 2nd September 2007
Newspaper panel - Justine McCarthy, Liam Griffin, Joe Higgins, John Crown & Michael Colgan; plans for the Jury's hotel site - Frank McDonald, environment editor Irish Times; Sport with Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - "Breach", "Year Of The Dog" and "No Reservations"
Programme 68: 1st September 2007
Ross Hamilton; David McWilliams at the Electric Picnic; Comedy - Adam Hills on surrealism; cocaine & young people - Richard Rock, former addict, Dr Bobby Smyth, Drug Treatment Centre Board, Patricia O'Connor, National Drugs Strategy Team, Jimmy Norman, Ciall Youth Project, Tony O'Carroll, general counsellor specialising in drugs, alcohol & gambling addictions/ dependencies (087 265 2169); sherry & sweet wines - Tom Doorley
Programme 67: 26 August 2007 presented by Rachael English
Newspaper panel - Dick Spring, Mary Smithwick, James Helm, David Horgan & John Cunningham; Kerry football - Ryle Dwyer, historian; Sport with Des Cahill at Croke Park; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - "Knocked Up" & "Lady Chatterley"
Programme 66: 25 August 2007 presented by Rachael English
Fr Harry Bohan; credit card charges explained - Conor Pope, consumer journalist; Reverend Jesse Jackson; the future of urban planning in Ireland - Prof James Wickham, TCD, Hendrik van der Kamp, Irish Planning Institute, Prof Gerry Boyle, economic consultant; biometrics & identification procedures - Ger Daly, Accenture & Gary Davis, Deputy Data Protection Commissioner; the joys of picnics - Paul Flynn, restaurauteur
Programme 65: 19th August 2007 presented by Rachael English
Newspaper panel - Aoibheann Ní Shuilleabháin, Kevin Brophy, Eugene McGee, Harry Magee & Chris Coughlan; campaigning TV series - Ann Widdecombe, Tory MP; Sport with Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - reviews of "The Bourne Ultimatum" & "Eagle vs Shark"
Programme 64: 18th August 2007 presented by Rachael English
Clifford Irving, author of hoax biography of Howard Hughes; GAA management - Tony Considine, Clare, Babs Keating, Tipperary, John Maughan, Roscommon, Tommy Lyons, Dublin; growing up a black boy in a white Belfast household - Tim Brannigan, journalist; how to avoid post holiday blues - Philip Nolan, travel writer
Programme 63: 12th August 2007 presented by Rachael English
Newspaper panel - Anne Marie Hourihane, Robbie Kelleher, Pat Montague, Quentin Fottrell & Stephen O'Byrnes; Aer Lingus leaving Shannon - Padraig Ó Céidigh, Aer Arann; Madeleine McCann still missing - Ian Herbert, London Independent; 30 years since Elvis died - Ray Walker, The Jordanaires & Terry Blackwood, The Imperials; Sport with Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - "Waitress", "The Walker" & "License To Wed"
Programme 62: 11th August 2007 - presented by Rachael English
Aer Lingus leaving Shannon - live from Shannon Airport, Kieran MacSweeney, Michael Vaughan, Fr Harry Bohan, Timmy Dooley, Michael Houlihan, Bill Doherty & Senator Joe O'Toole; Kate McCann, mother of missing Madeleine; Shannon Airport contd - James Delargy, John King, Pat Breen & Brian O'Connell; the self-help industry - Michael Losier, author of "The Law Of Attraction" & Ian Gargan, psychologist; social networking websites - Alex French & Sinead Gleeson
Programme 61: 5th August 2007 - presented by Rachael English
Newspaper panel - Mary Kerrigan, Maria Corrigan, Simon Carswell, Liam Cahill, Declan Power & Joe O'Shea; Foot & Mouth - Graham Brooks, President British Cattle Veterinary Association; Dan Boyle, newly-elected Senator; Gordon Browne's first month as PM - Jon Snow; Sport with Con Murphy; Film & TV with John Maguire - "Evan Almighty" & "Seraphim Falls" and deaths of Ingmar Bergman and Michaelangelo Antonioni
Programme 60: 4th August 2007 - presented by Rachael English
Niall Quinn; foot & mouth outbreak in England - Damien O'Reilly & Paul Temple, Vice President of National Farmers Union; being wary travellers - Brian Lally at Dublin Airport; foot & mouth - Minister Mary Coughlan; red hair - Owen O'Neill; travelling - Fergal Sweeney at Cork Airport, Mark Hide of Planetwise & Dr Vincent Kenny, tropical disease expert; health - Paula Mee on alcohol
Programme 59: 29th July 2007 - presented by Rachael English
Newspaper panel - Mary Kotsonouris, Eoin Fahy, Michael O'Kane, Kevin Healy & Ronan Mullen ; new series of "You're A Star" - Sean Bán Breathnach; drugs in the Tour de France - Paul Kimmage, sports journalist; Sports with Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Donald Clarke - "The Simpsons", "Transformers" & "Sherrybaby"
Programme 58: 28th July 2007 - presented by Rachael English
Detective Inspector Brian Sherry; 7 wonders of the natural world - Tia Viering; Lotto fever - former winner Manus McKiernan; Anya Hindmarch bag launches in Ireland - Brian Lally; home repossession - Cora Ennis; the psychology of golf - Dr Bob Rotella
Programme 57: 22nd July 2007 - presented by Rachael English
Newspaper panel - Dave O'Connell, John Crumlish, Donncha O'Connell, Dr Christine O'Mahony, John O'Mahony; Fergal Keane - Joe O'Reilly murder verdict; Denis Corboy - Russia/UK diplomatic relations; Sport with Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - "Hairspray", "Firehouse Dog" & "Small Engine Repair"
Programme 56: 21st July 2007 - presented by Rachael English
Fergal Keane - Joe O'Reilly murder trial update; Pat McCabe, playwright & Gavin Friday, musician; new Harry Potter book - Íosac Gallagher, Rosa James & Pilar Alderette; spending on luxury items - Colm Carey, consumer psychologist, Deirdre Ryan, economist & Jane O'Keeffe, Dundrum Town Centre ; tourism in the West - Neil McNeilis, PRO Galway Oyster Festival & Peter Watson, b&b owner
Programme 55: 15th July 2007 - presented by Rachael English
Newspaper panel - Colm Rapple, Gillian Van Turnhout, Dr Brian Foley, John Whelan & Richard Nesbitt; bad organisation for Barbra Streisand concert; Ireland's jury system - Catherine McGuinness; Sport with Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Ciaran Carthy - "Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix" and "Moliere"; Galway Film Fleadh ends tonight - Felim MacDermott, Fleadh programmer
Programme 54: 14th July 2007 - presented by Rachael English
Nicky Campbell; McManus wedding in Limerick - Celia Holman Lee & Sean Davoren, head butler Lanesborough Hotel; George Reilly -his daughter Jean Reilly was murdered in Majorca in 2006; William Hughes, mayor of Fermoy; links between health & spirituality - Jim Malone; anticipating Barbra Streisand concert - Eoin Murphy, The Irish Sun; recommended reading - Dermot Bolger
Programme 53: 8th July 2007 - presented by Rachael English
Newspaper panel - Evelyn Cusack, Alan Ahearne, Karl O'Brien, Paul Anthony McDermott & Ralph Riegel; prospects for the economy - Jim Power; political gaffes - Shane Coleman; Sport with Jimmy Magee; Hurling final vs Harry Potter premiere - Donal Lynch; Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - "Die Hard 4.0", "The Golden Door" & "The Ugly Duckling & Me"
Programme 52: 7th July 2007 - presented by Rachael English
Nickey Brennan, President of the GAA; farmers markets - Darina Allen & Sean McArdle; Ian McKeever, mountaineering world record holder; binge drinking - Ray Gordon, Drinks Industry Group of Ireland; actress Fionnuala Flanagan; travel - Philip Nolan, travel writer & Simon Nugent, Irish Travel Agents Association
Programme 51: 1st July 2007
Newspaper panel - Brian Looney, Niamh Brennan, David Horgan & Hugh Mohan; British politics this week - Henry Kelly; Sport with Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - "Shrek the Third", "Sketches Of Frank Gehry" & "Paris Je t'Aime"
Programme 50: 30th June 2007
David Reddaway, British Ambassador to Ireland; comedian Noel V Ginnity; Paris competition final - Róisin, Maeve, Josephine, Dick, Eimear & Lorraine; Mark Creasey, founder of OzBus & Susan and Bernard, two Irish people who'll be travelling on it
Programme 49: 24th June 2007
Newspaper panel - Tania Banotti, John Kelleher, John Fitzgerald, Bill Shipsey & Joe McKeever; the nuclear option for Ireland - Dr Ed Walsh; Sport with Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - "La Vie En Rose" & "Lucky You"
Programme 48: 23rd June 2007
PJ Mara; Louis Walsh rejoining 'X Factor'; comedy - Punt & Dennis; getting shot in Afghanistan - John D McHugh, photographer; launch of Paris competition; cooking with herbs - Denise Dunne, herb gardener
Programme 47: 17th June 2007
Newspaper panel - Ulick McEvaddy, Pat Rabbitte, Pat Farrell, Nuala O'Faoláin & Ken Murphy; Bertie's deal with the independents - Finian McGrath; developments in the middle east - Ed O'Loughlin, journalist; Sport with Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer, Vacancy & Tell No One
Programme 46: 16th June 2007
Terry Wogan, freeman of the City of Limerick; coping with a stalker-Jan Falkowski; Barbara Bush speech-Anne; Aer Lingus dispute-Dick Butler, Ground Operations Director; comedy-Noel V Ginnity; Green Party & cycling-Minister Eamon Ryan; Michael Barrymore arrest-Ben Quinn, The Daily Telegraph; single people travelling-Suzy Bennett, travel writer
Programme 45: 10th June 2007
Newspaper panel - James Morrissey, Dan O'Brien, Gay Mitchell, Áine Brady & Frank McDonald; Darren Lyons, paparazzi
photographer; Sport with Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - Ocean's 13, Are We There Yet & Scott Walker: 30th Century Man; winner of 'Grease Is The Word'- Susan McFadden
Programme 44: 9th June 2007
Deirdre Purcell, author; poetry night at the National Library - Josephine Hart; comedy - Dylan Moran; husband walked out after 13 years - Mary Monaghan, author; Leonardo da Vinci manuscript - Dr Michael John Gorman, Trinity College & Dr Michael Ryan, Chester Beatty Library
Programme 43: 3rd June 2007
Newspaper panel - Colm McCarthy, Peter White, Mary Corcoran, Charlie O'Connor & Colm Keena; the Irish health service - Dr Christine O'Malley; where now for reality television? - Perro de Jong, Radio Netherlands & Damien Corless, author & journalist; Sport with Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - Wedding Daze, The Hitcher and Flyboys
Programme 42: 2nd June 2007
Richard Moore, director of Children in Crossfire; schools admissions policy - Monsignor Dan O'Connor, Catholic Primary School Managements Assoc, Paul Rowe, Educate Together, Canon John McCullagh, Church of Ireland Board of Education, callers Zoe & Paul; comedy - Dara O'Briain; Ross Lewis, chef/proprietor of 'Chapter One' restaurant
Programme 41: 27th May 2007
Newspaper panel & fall-out from Election 2007: Mary O'Rourke, Pat Magnier, Jim O'Leary, Lucinda Creighton, Paul Drury, Gerry O'Regan and Tom Parlon; Sport with Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Donald Clarke - Pirates of the Caribbean: The World's End,
Jindabyne & The Family Friend
Saturday 26th May 2007
No programme due to election coverage.
Programme 40: 20th May 2007
Newspaper panel - Michael O'Higgins, Colin Doherty, Brian Dowling, Anne Marie Hourihane, Conor Brady; Jimmy Carter, former American president; Sport with Jimmy Magee; TV & Film with Mark O'Regan - Black Snake Moan, Zodiac, Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten
Programme 39: 19th May 2007
Irish film 'Garage' premieres at Cannes Film Festival-Pat Shortt; Melanie Verwoerd, executive director Unicef Ireland; comedy sketches from Borat and George Bush; child abducted in South Africa - Joe Humphreys; catering for dinner parties-Brenda Costigan & Quentin Fottrell
Programme 38: 13th May 2007
Newspaper panel - Geoffrey Shannon, Kevin Healy, Michael Clifford, Colm Rapple, Catherine Buckley; Eurovision Song Contest - John Waters; Peter Hain, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland; Sport - Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Dave Fanning -
28 Weeks Later and Goodbye Bafana
Programme 37: 12th May 2007
Kerry Grist, whose son Ben was kidnapped in Greece in 1991; John Waters, in Helsinki for Eurovision finals tonight; lateral thinking quiz - Des MacHale; comedy - Peter Kay; tax on airline tickets - Mark Ellingham, 'Rough Guide' & Colm McCarthy, economist; reward for safe return of Madeleine McCann - Stuart Cutner, News Of The World; the history & significance of the Battle of the Boyne - David Hume, Orange Order and Dr Ivor McGrath, historian; lateral thinking quiz results - Des MacHale + winners
Programme 36: 6th May 2007
Newspaper panel: John Crown, Justine McCarthy, Peter Murtagh, Dan McLoughlin, Finbar McAuley. Philip Boucher-Hayes at PD Conference. All Ireland Drama Festival - Cathal Murray. 10 Years of Tony Blair - Henry Kelly. Sport with Adrian Eames. Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - Spiderman 3, Fast Food Nation, The Upside of Anger
Programme 35: 5th May 2007
Colonel Colm Doyle, retiring from the Irish armed forces; charity clothes collections-Tina Leonard, European Consumer Centre & Sheila Powers, Oxfam Ireland; All Ireland Drama Festival-Cathal Murray; buying Spanish property-Dr Lorcan Sirr, chartered surveyor, Martin Hayes, solicitor, John O'Brien, holiday home owner; Comedy-Eddie Izzard; convenience foods-Paula Mee, dietician
Programme 34: 29th April 2007
Newspaper panel: Pat O'Rourke, Dr. Michael Cassidy, Suzanne Kelly, Pat McDonagh, Eugene McGee. Philip Boucher Hayes at the PD Election Manifesto launch. John Downing on the Mahon Tribunal. Cathal Murray on the Athlone Drama Festival. Philip Boucher Hayes at the Fine Gael Election Manifesto Launch with Enda Kenny, FG leader. Fergal Keane at the Fianna Fail Election Manifesto Launch with Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach.
Programme 33: 28th April 2007
Colm Barrington, author of report into the Irish health service; Dunne family funerals in Donegal - barrister Brian Spierin, journalists Carl O'Brien & Mary Francis Ryan; Kilkenny Cat Laughs comedy festival - Eddie Bannon, Artistic Director; nutrition & essential fats - Dr Erasmus Udo; value-for-money weddings - author Sarah Traynor, wedding organiser Tara Fay, food & wine writer Paolo Tullio & photographer Philip Leonard
Programme 32: 22nd April 2007
Newspaper panel - Dr Peter McKenna, Sheana Beale, Eamon Delaney, Jim Power, Tony Williams; nurses dispute - Dr John Crown, oncologist; French presidential elections - Christian Mallard, France Trois; Sport - Adrian Eames ; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - Alpha Dog, The Reaping & Half Nelson
Programme 31: 21st April 2007
Padraig Harrington, golfer; the nurses dispute - Patsy McGarry, Irish Times & Madeline Spears, President Irish Nurses Organisation; comedy - Dara O'Briain; free bikes for billboards -Stuart Fogarty, AFA O'Meara Advertising & Andrew Montague, Labour Party & Chairman Dublin City Council Cycling Forum; what age is your heart? - Dr Mark Hamilton; mortgages & the current state of the Irish economy - Colm Rapple, Frank Conway & Professor Morgan Kelly
Programme 30: 15th April 2007 - presented by Eamon Dunphy
Aintree Grand National - Winner Silver Birch, trainer Gordon Elliot, jockey Robbie Power; Newspaper panel: Colm Allen, Niamh Brennan, Paul Tansey Maurice Nelligan, Ger Colleran; "Future Shock: Property Crash" - Richard Curran; Bob Fisk, London Independent Middle East Correspondent; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Donald Clarke - Curse of the Golden Flower, The Lives of Others & Wild Hogs
Programme 29: 14th April 2007 - presented by Áine Lawlor
John Connolly, author; Prince William & Kate Midleton break-up - Arthur Edwards, royal photographer; the moral debate over IVF - Geraldine Luddy, Women's Health Council, Ronan Mullen, barrister, Kathryn Holmquist, Irish Times journalist; a healthy mind = a healthy body? - Darian Leader, co-author of "Why Do People Get Ill?"; comedy - Dave Allen; getting back unclaimed tax - Frank Brennan, tax consultant; current trends in wine - Martina Delaney, sommelier at l'Ecrivain
Programme 28: 8th April 2007 - presented by Eamon Dunphy
Newspaper panel: Fionnuala O'Kelly, Gerry Danaher, John Waters, Shane Ross, Joe McKeever; 91st Anniversary Commemoration of the 1916 Rising: Joe O'Brien reports from outside the GPO in Dublin; Irish Eurovision song entry - 'They Can't Stop the Spring'
Sport with Andrew O'Connor and Anthony Foley, Munster Captain with the latest news on the Heineken Cup; Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - "Sunshine", "Blades of Glory" & "The Good German"
Programme 27: 7th April 2007 - presented by Áine Lawlor
Fionnuala Kilfeather, retiring CEO of National Parents Council; the return of 'Jim'll Fix It' - Jimmy Saville; how to spot a scam - Anne Fitzgerald, National Consumer Agency & Gina Hetherington, PAWS; comedy - Jimmy Carr; health & nutrition - Patrick Holford on cholesterol, vitamins, natural foods, fertility & beating stress; gardening in Spring - Paul Maher, National Botanic Gardens
Programme 26: 1st April 2007
Newspaper panel: William Binchy, Catherine McGuinness, David Went, Martin Daly; standoff between Iran and Britain over the 15 Navy personnel taken hostage by the Iranians Robert Fox, Senior writer & Defence Correspondent with the Evening Standard;
Eamon Cooke jailed for 10 years on Friday - 'Mary' - one of his victims talks of her ordeal; Sport with Con Murphy; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - "Meet the Robinsons" & "Deliver Us From Evil"
Programme 25: 31st March 2007
Denis Corboy, EU diplomat; contestant on Deal Or No Deal - Patrick Melia; comedy - Ricky Gervais on the creationism v evolution debate; international fraudster - Elliot Castro; health & habits that could kill you, part 2 - Paula Mee on salt
Programme 24: 25th March 2007
Ireland/Wales soccer yesterday in Croke Park - Eoin Hand. Newspaper panel - Celia Larkin, Alan Dukes, Conor Brady, Kevin Rafter, Gerald Kean. Ian Paisley - the Movie; - Gary Mitchell, Scriptwriter. Sport with Adrian Eames. Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - "Catch a Fire", "300" & "Once"
Programme 23: 24th March 2007
Richard Lewis, fashion designer; lateral thinking puzzles - Des MacHale; some of Roy Keane's comments about Irish players; cleared of financial wrongdoing - Eddie Hobbs; Ireland's chances in soccer match today against Wales - Gabriel Egan; answers to lateral thinking puzzles - Des MacHale with Catherine, Anne & Padraig; Susan Morley, artist; giving free water to Galway residents - Jim McGrath
Programme 22: 18th March 2007
Newspaper panel - Andrea Martin, Colm McCarthy, John O'Keeffe, Chris Glennon, Des Geraghty; Ireland playing in cricket world cup in Jamaica - Robbie Irwin; Roman Abramovich divorce settlement - Dominic Midgley, author of "Abramovich-The Billionaire From Nowhere"; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - "Becoming Jane", "Factory Girl" and "Premonition"
Programme 21: 17th March 2007
John A Murphy, historian & academic; St Patrick's Day parades - Des Bishop in Galway, Nora Casey in London; Comedy - Dara O'Briain on baguettes in the new Ireland; 6 Nations rugby final - Tony Ward in Rome; St Patrick's Day parades - Ann Marie Dewar in Montserrat; branding Ireland - Pat Kinsley, branding expert & Brian Twomey, Tourism Ireland; St Patrick's Day parades - Elsie Higgins in Westport; Isabel San Roma in Drogheda; buying the island of 'Eire' in Dubai - Raymond Norton, Ireland In The Sun
Programme 20: 11th March 2007
Newspaper panel - Bill Shipsey, John Lonergan, Patsy McGarry, Katharine Bulbulia, Sean Barrett; Northern Ireland elections - Anna Lo, MLA of the Alliance Party; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - "Outlaw" & "Norbit"
Programme 19: 10th March 2007
Kevin Thornton, chef & restaurateur; leaving the X Factor-Louis Walsh; Irish fans in Edinburgh for rugby-Brendan, Cian, Catherine & Tara; Comedy-Ian Coppinger on plastic bags; looking forward to Cheltenham-John McCrirrick; death of Ernest Gallo-Tomas Clancy, wine correspondent Sunday Business Post; Comedy-Dylan Moran on birthday parties; getting the best from Rome-Paddy Agnew, Irish Times, Silvia Bertoni, Roman national, Roslyn Dee, travel writer
Programme 18: 4th March 2007
Newspaper panel - Pat Magnier, Mary Kerrigan, Garret Sheehan, Michael O'Toole, Dan O'Brien; political webcasts - Matt Tyrnauer, Vanity Fair & Kevin Rafter, Sunday Tribune; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - "Venus", "Material Girls" and "The Illusionist"
Programme 17: 3rd March 2007
Frank McCabe, investment specialist; comedy-Eddie Izzard; tonight's total lunar eclipse-Dave McDonald, amateur astronomer; potential for a cashless society-Barry O'Mahony of IPSO and Doug Chambers of GSM Association; comedy-Jerry Seinfeld; adventure holidays-Manchán Magan and Alan Murphy, holidaying in Antarctica
Programme 16: 25th February 2007 - presented by Tom McGurk
Reaction to yesterday's rugby win - Eddie O'Sullivan; Newspaper panel - Sean Gillane, Hugo MacNeill, Kathy Sheridan, Catherine Halloran, Stephen O'Byrne; was US space race a waste of money? - Gerard deGroot, author; Sport with Con Murphy; Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - "School For Scoundrels", "Letters From Iwo Jima" and "The Good Shepherd"
Programme 15: 24th February 2007 - presented by Leo Enright
Reaction to the burglary at her home - Marian Finucane; looking forward to Ireland v England rugby match at Croke Park - former English captain Will Carling, former Irish captains Donal Lenihan and Philip Mathews (+ competition to win 2 tickets to the game); tracking down her attacker - Teri Jentz, author; is organic food worth it? - Helen Lucy Burke and Evan Doyle
Programme 14: 18th February 2007
Newspaper panel - Eoin Ryan, Eamon Galligan, Michael Clifford, Mary Banotti, John Mooney; Rugby in Croke Park - JJ Barrett; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - "Hot Fuzz" & "Because I Said So"
Programme 13: 17th February 2007
Noel Smyth, property magnate; winning competition for Ireland's Eurovision entry - John Waters; comedy sketch from Bob Newhart; supermarket loyalty cards-Stephen Conmy, Shelf Life magazine, Tim Philips, author & Gary Davis, Deputy Data Protection Commissioner; recommended books for Spring - Eoin McHugh, Easons and Colette Cotter, O'Mahony's Bookshop Limerick
Programme 12: 11th February 2007
Newspaper panel - Fran Rooney, Sean Kelly, Aileen O'Toole, Dick Spring, Hugh Mohan; 6 Nations rugby clash Ireland v France - John Maguire in France; Putin's speech at the Munich conference - Martin Walker; Sport - Con Murphy at Croke Park; Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - "Charlotte's Web", "Music & Lyrics" and "For Your Consideration"
Programme 11: 10th February 2007
Catherine Dunne, novelist; Ireland v France rugby match - Dr Frank O'Driscoll & Keith Wood; comedy sketch from Aprés Match; what is acceptable& what is racist language - Philip Watt, NCCRI & Benedicta Attoh, Louth African Women's Support Group; equity release schemes - Eddie Hobbs & Billy Kane, chair of SHIP; health & habits that could kill you - Paula Mee on visceral fats
Programme 10: 4th February 2007
Newspaper panel - Bill O'Herlihy, Brendan Keenan, Mary McCaffrey, Geoffrey Shannon, Harry Magee; 'cash for honours' scandal in the UK - Henry Kelly; Sport with Con Murphy; Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - "Dreamgirls", "Notes On A Scandal" and "Arthur & The Invisibles"
Programme 9: 3rd February 2007 (Audio not available)
Larry Gogan - his career in Irish radio + Brendan Grace (as 'Bottler'); comedy sketch - David O'Doherty; lateral thinking quiz - Des MacHale; why women love to shop - Maureen Gaffney; holiday home swapping - Marie Murphy, homelink.ie plus house swappers Conall Ó Móráin & Judy Curtin
Programme 8: 28th January 2007
Newspaper panel - Barry Galvin, Pat Cox, Professor John A Murphy, Marie Baker, Brian Crowley, Alan Crosbie; Nora Lynch - meeting with Tony Killeen; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - "Blood Diamond" & "Bobby"
Programme 7: 27th January 2007
Nora Lynch, mother of murder victim Robert Lynch; David Puttnam, former film-maker & West Cork resident; treating depression using laughter and diet - Des MacHale, UCC Prof of Mathematics and Ted Dinan, UCC Prof of Psychiatry; is Cork still the food capital of Ireland? - Tom Doorley
Programme 6: 21st January 2007
Newspaper panel - Dr John Murphy, Senator Shane Ross, Niamh Brennan, Michael MacCormac, Ken Murphy, Michael McNiffe; will Barack Hussein Obama be the first black President of America? - Patrick Farrelly; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - "Black Book", "Infamous" & "Babel"
Programme 5: 20th January 2007
Keith Barry, magician; was there racism in Celebrity Big Brother? - Max Clifford and Siraj Zaidi; Comedy sketch - Tommy Tiernan; legal entitlement to privacy - Eoin O'Dell, law lecturer; what books will be big in 2007 - Eoin McHugh, Easons and John Cotter, The Book Centre, Waterford
Programme 4: 14th January 2007
Newspaper panel - Albert Reynolds, Gillian Bowler, Dr Peter McKenna, Jim Cusack, Tony Williams; site of new children's hospital - Dr Pat Doherty, Chairman of medical board of Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin, Prof Brendan Drumm, CEO of HSE; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - "The Last King Of Scotland", "Smokin' Aces" & "The Pursuit Of Happyness"
Programme 3: 13th January 2007
Bishop Willie Walsh; airport charges - Declan Collier, Chief Exec of Dublin Airport Authority and Philip Nolan, journalist with Irish Mail On Sunday; laughter in hospital is great - Robert; tips for getting energy - Helen Walsh, health & fitness consultant and Paula Mee, dietician
Programme 2: 7th January 2007
Newspaper panel - Jim Power, Michael Murray, Barbara Nugent, Paddy Clancy, Donncha O'Connell, Alan Dukes; Dr Curtis Doebbler, international human rights lawyer - the trial & death of Saddam Hussein; Sport with Greg Allen; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - "Apocalypto" and "Miss Potter" plus previews of movies to come in 2007
Programme 1: 6th January 2007
Clive James; Lord Henry Mountcharles & Frank Flannery react to John Deasy's challenge to the FG leadership; comedy sketch from seanachaí Eamon Kelly; Cherie Black, Seattle-based journalist, Donal Toolan, Director of the Forum for People with Disabilities and Deirdre Carroll, CEO of Inclusion Ireland discuss the issue of rights for people with disabilities in the wake of the 'Ashley' case in the USA; Manchán Magan with tips for cheap trips to exotic locations