Sunday Miscellany Sunday 24 January 2021
Sunday Miscellany
New Writing
The Younger Brother, by Dermot Bolger
Urbanski v Urbanski, by Oliver Sears
Japanese Journeys, by Mary Dowey
Chickengate! by Shaymus Kennedy
Boats against the Current, by Roslyn Dee
Music
In Happy Moments Day by Day, from William Vincent Wallace's Maritana, sung by Eric Hinds
Nocturne in C Sharp Minor by Chopin played by Kyung Wha Jung
Lullaby of Takeda, a Japanese folk song, by The Red Birds (Akai Tori)
Don’t Stop Me Now, by Queen
(Photo: Jack Yeats, courtesy of Getty Images)
Sunday Miscellany Podcast, 24th January 2021
Jack B Yeats's canal bank walks, a marathon after-dinner speech, a terrible wartime event and more. With Dermot Bolger, Oliver Sears, Mary Dowey, Shaymus Kennedy and Roslyn Dee
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The Younger Brother, by Dermot Bolger
On Jack B Yeats, the much-loved painter who "described everything twice"
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Urbanski v Urbanski, by Oliver Sears
From escaping war-torn Poland to making legal history in London - an honorary grandfather's experiences
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Japanese Journeys, by Mary Dowey
"The sense of remoteness has gone, but Japan still feels very different in a way that can be difficult to pin down..."
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Chickengate! by Shaymus Kennedy
A hungry student's bid for fame with a marathon after-dinner speech
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Boats against the Current, by Roslyn Dee
On the enduring appeal of F Scott Fitzgerald's Gatsby
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About The Show
New writing for radio, accompanied by complementary music, broadcast every Sunday morning since 1968.
Music Played on the Show
Maritana In Happy Moments Day By Day
Eric Hinds (Baritone)
4:04
Nocturne In C Sharp Minor
Kyung Wha Chung (Violin), Phillip Moll (Piano)
3:51
Lullaby Of Takeda
The Red Birds
2:43
Don't Stop Me Now
Queen
3:41
Sunday Miscellany
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Producer: Sarah Binchy
Broadcasting Co-ordinator: Carolyn Dempsey