Sunday with Steven Rainey Episodes Episode guide
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Nuala O’Connor, Bill Bailey, Oil in the Blood, Euro’s with Emer, Dr Strangelove at 60
Nuala O’Connor talks about her new novel Seaborne and her recent diagnosis with autism.
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Mark Devenport presenting – Irish elections, Finding Margaret, Oral histories, David Bowie’s hairstylist
Andrew Pierce and his book Finding Margaret about his search to find his birth mother.
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What next for Trump?; A sneak peek into therapy; My My! Abba Through the Ages; What’s so hot about period dramas?
Following his historic criminal trial, what next for Donald Trump?
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Election Fever, Richard Hawley, Stalking, The Grateful Water, Stockpiling for the Apocalypse
Steven meets legendary singer-songwriter Richard Hawley.
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A Modern Cold War, Spotting the Fake, King Charles’ Portrait – triumph or monstrosity?, Willy Vlautin & The Horse
We look to Ukraine and ask are we living through a modern cold war?
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Dr Who, Wild Swimming, Tony Hancock
Michelle Greenidge tells Steven Rainey about joining Team Tardis. Danny Robins on Uncanny
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Galaxy Dance for Eurovision, New Rock New Role, Shakespeare and the Irish, Cloud Seeding
The Galaxy Dance, an animation set amidst a Eurovision contest of the future.
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Tony Christie; Murals of Belfast; Maria McErlane; Keith Duffy; Power Up
Legendary singer Tony Christie on his new single and life after a diagnosis of dementia.
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Deterring Armageddon; Mental Health and Big Mood; 60 years of Pink Panther; Power Up
Journalist Peter Apps and his guide for understanding Nato on its 75th anniversary.
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Remembering Kurt Cobain
Steven looks back at the life and death of Nirvana star Kurt Cobain.
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Steven Rainey’s Easter Meltdown
Steven takes an alternative look at the challenges of the 2020s and finds some answers.
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Presented by Claire Graham: Women on the Verge of HRT; Cocaine Cowboys; The Other Significant Others; Sportstopia
Playwright Marie Jones is set to revive her comedy classic Women on the Verge of HRT.
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Presented by Mark Devenport: St Patrick’s Day in Montserrat; Baltimore and Rose Dugdale; Alasdair Beckett-King
To Montserrat where they celebrate a unique type of St Patrick’s Day.
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Henry Normal & Nigel Planer; Tony Curran; Movie Cameos; Dom Wood & DIY
Henry Normal and Nigel Planer unite in poetry as part of the Imagine Festival.
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The Role of Satire; A Hundred to One; Dragon Den’s Sarah Willingham
The Role of Satire with comedian Tim McGarry as Give My Head Peace goes on tour.
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American Mother; Robot for the Lonely; Spitting Image at 40; Martin Compston
Diane Foley and Colum McCann on the life and death of murdered journalist James Foley.
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True Detectives and Paradise Homes
Steven chats to Alan Cumming about a black squirrel, and the perfect place for a bath.
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The Perils of Crypto; Belfast Feeling the Heat; One Day for Valentine’s; Science Fiction Zardoz at 50; Mummy & Me
The unknown territory of cryptocurrency and Belfast 'Feeling the Heat' of global warming.
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Elon Musk's computerised brain, The Iron Claw, the UK Covid Inquiry, and Mickybo and Me
As Elon Musk implants a chip into a human brain, will our minds still be ours?
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Georgia's Stolen Children; Finders Keepers; The Colour Purple; Sid Vicious Revisited
Georgia's stolen children; finders keepers; The Colour Purple; Sid Vicious revisited.
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Wilderness with Simon Reeve; 40 years of Relax; Donald Trump’s campaign latest; The Holdovers
Adventurer Simon Reeve on his new TV series, Wilderness.
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Traitor or Faithful; MasterChef's Monica Galetti; Technical Innovations for 2024; David Ayers and The Beekeeper
Liar liar – the theory behind lying plus the technology predictions of 2024.
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Ready for Lift Off!; They Think It’s All Sober; Conor MacNeill and The Tourist; Mickey Mouse Copyright; Remembering David Soul
Ready for Lift Off! Rosemary Coogan on training as an astronaut.
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Steven Rainey’s New Year’s Eve Takeaway
Steven looks back (and forward) for this New Year musical celebration.
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Christmas Takeaway
Steven goes off the beaten path to present a selection of his musical festive favourites.
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Bah Humbug! – the timelessness of A Christmas Carol; comedian Katherine Ryan’s Christmas movies; the Neuroscience of Christmas
Bah Humbug! – the enduring appeal of the classic Dickens story in film and TV.
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Wonka Music; Living the Beatles Legend; Science of the Thermostat; Snow Girl; Rizz or Charisma?
Wonka director Paul King and musician Neil Hannon on the new musical fantasy.
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Shane MacGowan Tribute; On Game with Martin Kemp; Disney’s 100 Year Wish; Anthea & Wendy Turner; the Elgin Marbles
Tribute to The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan.
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'The Rise' of Ian Rankin; Spacechips; The ´óÏó´«Ã½ 100 Women 2023; Legendary actor Sam Kydd; the disappearance of Agatha Christie
'The Rise' of bestselling novelist Ian Rankin and his new thriller.
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19/11/2023
Doctor Who - The Time Lord at 60 and Lights, Camera, Napoleon with producer Mark Huffam.