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New writing for radio, accompanied by complementary music, broadcast every Sunday morning since 1968 // Producer: Sarah Binchy; Broadcast Co-ordinator: Elaine Conlan

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Sunday Miscellany Sunday 10 May 2026 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 10 May 2026

Episode • 49 Mins • 10 MAY • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 3 May 2026 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 3 May 2026

Episode • 48 Mins • 03 MAY • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 26 April 2026 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 26 April 2026

Episode • 49 Mins • 26 APR • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 19 April 2026 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 19 April 2026

Episode • 49 Mins • 19 APR • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 12 April 2026 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 12 April 2026

Episode • 49 Mins • 12 APR • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 5 April 2026 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 5 April 2026

Episode • 50 Mins • 05 APR • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 29 March 2026 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 29 March 2026

Episode • 49 Mins • 29 MAR • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 22 March 2026 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 22 March 2026

Episode • 48 Mins • 22 MAR • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 15 March 2026 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 15 March 2026

Episode • 49 Mins • 15 MAR • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 8 March 2026 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 8 March 2026

Episode • 49 Mins • 08 MAR • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 1 March 2026 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 1 March 2026

Episode • 49 Mins • 01 MAR • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 22 February 2026 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 22 February 2026

Episode • 49 Mins • 22 FEB • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 15 February 2026 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 15 February 2026

Episode • 51 Mins • 15 FEB • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 8 February 2026 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 8 February 2026

Episode • 51 Mins • 08 FEB • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 1 February 2026 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 1 February 2026

Episode • 51 Mins • 01 FEB • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 25 January 2026 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 25 January 2026

Episode • 48 Mins • 25 JAN • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 18 January 2026 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 18 January 2026

Episode • 50 Mins • 18 JAN • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 11 January 2026 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 11 January 2026

Episode • 49 Mins • 11 JAN • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 4 January 2026 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 4 January 2026

Episode • 48 Mins • 04 JAN • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 28 December 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 28 December 2025

Episode • 53 Mins • 28 DEC 25 • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Thursday 25 December 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Thursday 25 December 2025

Episode • 57 Mins • 25 DEC 25 • Christmas Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 21 December 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 21 December 2025

Episode • 50 Mins • 21 DEC 25 • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 14 December 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 14 December 2025

Episode • 49 Mins • 14 DEC 25 • Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 7 December 2025 show image

Sunday Miscellany Sunday 7 December 2025

Episode • 49 Mins • 07 DEC 25 • Sunday Miscellany

Latest

Culture Shock, by Jim Culleton show image

Culture Shock, by Jim Culleton

Clip • 4 Mins • 10 MAY • Sunday Miscellany

The Seal Whisperer, by Michael Cullen show image

The Seal Whisperer, by Michael Cullen

Clip • 5 Mins • 10 MAY • Sunday Miscellany

Pickles, by Katrina Bruna show image

Pickles, by Katrina Bruna

Clip • 5 Mins • 10 MAY • Sunday Miscellany

Legends, by John Toal show image

Legends, by John Toal

Clip • 5 Mins • 10 MAY • Sunday Miscellany

The Little People, by John MacKenna show image

The Little People, by John MacKenna

Clip • 3 Mins • 10 MAY • Sunday Miscellany

The Orchid Lovers, a poem by Grace Wells show image

The Orchid Lovers, a poem by Grace Wells

Clip • 1 Mins • 10 MAY • Sunday Miscellany

Dharma, a poem by Billy Collins show image

Dharma, a poem by Billy Collins

Clip • 1 Mins • 10 MAY • Sunday Miscellany

On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, by Zoë Devlin show image

On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, by Zoë Devlin

Clip • 6 Mins • 03 MAY • Sunday Miscellany

The Runaway Dog, by Michael O’Loughlin show image

The Runaway Dog, by Michael O’Loughlin

Clip • 6 Mins • 03 MAY • Sunday Miscellany

Changing Violins, by Tom Ryan show image

Changing Violins, by Tom Ryan

Clip • 6 Mins • 03 MAY • Sunday Miscellany

Forza Venezia, by Roslyn Dee show image

Forza Venezia, by Roslyn Dee

Clip • 5 Mins • 03 MAY • Sunday Miscellany

The Last Travelling Fiddle Player, by Dermot Bolger show image

The Last Travelling Fiddle Player, by Dermot Bolger

Clip • 5 Mins • 03 MAY • Sunday Miscellany

This I Promise You, a poem by Grace Wells show image

This I Promise You, a poem by Grace Wells

Clip • 1 Mins • 03 MAY • Sunday Miscellany

Nat King Cole: The Irish Connection, by Jim Doherty show image

Nat King Cole: The Irish Connection, by Jim Doherty

Clip • 4 Mins • 26 APR • Sunday Miscellany

On the Bus, by Niamh Donnelly show image

On the Bus, by Niamh Donnelly

Clip • 6 Mins • 26 APR • Sunday Miscellany

The Belfast Blitz, by Garrett Igoe show image

The Belfast Blitz, by Garrett Igoe

Clip • 5 Mins • 26 APR • Sunday Miscellany

Sally’s Brown Bread, by Marion O’Dwyer show image

Sally’s Brown Bread, by Marion O’Dwyer

Clip • 6 Mins • 26 APR • Sunday Miscellany

Castleisland in a Period of Potato Panic, by Bryan MacMahon show image

Castleisland in a Period of Potato Panic, by Bryan MacMahon

Clip • 6 Mins • 26 APR • Sunday Miscellany

Francis Sermonises the Birds, a poem by Mícheál McCann show image

Francis Sermonises the Birds, a poem by Mícheál McCann

Clip • 2 Mins • 26 APR • Sunday Miscellany

Green Behind the Ears, by John Egan show image

Green Behind the Ears, by John Egan

Clip • 6 Mins • 19 APR • Sunday Miscellany

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Live Shows, New Book and Special Programmes show image

Live Shows, New Book and Special Programmes

Podcast Downloads & Links - Sunday Miscellany show image

Podcast Downloads & Links - Sunday Miscellany

Submission Guidelines show image

Submission Guidelines

Sunday Miscellany at Christmas show image

Sunday Miscellany at Christmas

Sunday Miscellany On the Road show image

Sunday Miscellany On the Road

Miscellany 50 show image

Miscellany 50

Weekly Podcast Version

Culture Shock and Swimming with Seals show image

Culture Shock and Swimming with Seals

Clip • 33 Mins • 10 MAY • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Beauty and Birdsong show image

Beauty and Birdsong

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

Bright Stars, Broadway and the Belfast Blitz show image

Bright Stars, Broadway and the Belfast Blitz

Clip • 35 Mins • 26 APR • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Unexpected Guests and a Whistling City show image

Unexpected Guests and a Whistling City

Clip • 38 Mins • 19 APR • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Fairytales, Faraway Places and Falling in Love show image

Fairytales, Faraway Places and Falling in Love

Clip • 36 Mins • 12 APR • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Easter Miscellany show image

Easter Miscellany

Clip • 39 Mins • 05 APR • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Stories of the Rising from Wexford to Dublin show image

Stories of the Rising from Wexford to Dublin

Clip • 35 Mins • 29 MAR • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Old Friends and Youthful Dreams show image

Old Friends and Youthful Dreams

Clip • 32 Mins • 22 MAR • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

From Clare to Here show image

From Clare to Here

Clip • 35 Mins • 15 MAR • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Embers, Oscars and Gold from the Dairy show image

Embers, Oscars and Gold from the Dairy

Clip • 33 Mins • 08 MAR • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Melody, Meaning and Morning Dew show image

Melody, Meaning and Morning Dew

Clip • 35 Mins • 01 MAR • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Rock Stars and Rugby Glory show image

Rock Stars and Rugby Glory

Clip • 35 Mins • 22 FEB • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Sea dips and serene cruises show image

Sea dips and serene cruises

Clip • 36 Mins • 15 FEB • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Home comforts and ways of living show image

Home comforts and ways of living

Clip • 39 Mins • 08 FEB • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Magical childhoods show image

Magical childhoods

Clip • 42 Mins • 01 FEB • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Working yourself, or watching others at it show image

Working yourself, or watching others at it

Clip • 34 Mins • 25 JAN • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Rituals at home, rituals in the community show image

Rituals at home, rituals in the community

Clip • 37 Mins • 18 JAN • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

A flash of pink, a magic box and a bird’s eye view show image

A flash of pink, a magic box and a bird’s eye view

Clip • 38 Mins • 11 JAN • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

Roses, Rain and a Door Ajar show image

Roses, Rain and a Door Ajar

Clip • 33 Mins • 04 JAN • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

A Piano Man and a Wexford Ball show image

A Piano Man and a Wexford Ball

Clip • 38 Mins • 28 DEC 25 • Sunday Miscellany (Podcast)

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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