Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany
Genre
Running time50 minutes
Country of originIreland
Language(s)English
Home stationRTÉ Radio One
Hosted bynone
Produced by
  • Sarah Binchy[1]
Recording studioRTÉ Radio Centre
Original release1968; 56 years ago (1968)[2]
Opening theme"Galliard Battaglia" by Samuel Scheidt[2]
Websitewww.rte.ie/radio/radio1/sunday-miscellany/

Sunday Miscellany is an English-language Irish radio programme featuring new Irish writing of poetry and (mostly non-fiction) prose, broadcast on Sunday mornings on RTÉ Radio 1 since 1968. The programme does not have hosts, but contributions of writings, read by the writers are intercut with related music.[2] Contributors are a mix of established authors and poets and novices who have submitted their written works for consideration.[1][3][4]

The standard format is pre-recorded, but frequently, versions of the programme have been recorded in front of a live audience with a chamber or full orchestra and vocalists.[5][6]

A selection of pieces from the show entitled Sunday Miscellany: A Selection 2018 – 2023, won an Irish Book Award in 2023.[7]

The series had over 300,000 listeners in August 2024,[8] beating presenter-led shows such as Sunday with Miriam, and Liveline.[9]

Notable contributors

Contributors to the programme have included:

Bibliography

Selections of pieces performed on the show have been published.

  • Heaney, Marie, ed. (2000). Sunday Miscellany:A Selection from 1995-2000. Town House. ISBN 9781860591341.
  • Heaney, Marie, ed. (2004). Sunday Miscellany:A Selection from 2003 and 2004. Town House. ISBN 9781860592300.
  • Ní Anluain, Clíodhna, ed. (2006). Sunday Miscellany:A Selection from 2004-2006. New Island Books. ISBN 9781905494132.
  • Heaney, Marie, ed. (2009). A Treasury of Sunday Miscellany. New Island Books. ISBN 1848400500.
  • Ní Anluain, Clíodhna, ed. (2013). September Sundays:As Heard on Sunday Miscellany. New Island Books. ISBN 9781848402782.
  • Ní Anluain, Clíodhna, ed. (2019). Miscellany 50:Fifty Years of Sunday Miscellany. New Island Books. ISBN 9781848407473.
  • Binchy, Sarah, ed. (2023). Sunday Miscellany:A Selection, 2018-2023. New Island Books. ISBN 9781848409040.

References

  1. ^ a b Regan, Colin (11 October 2019). "A miscellany of a Sunday that will long live in the memory". Leitrim Observer.
  2. ^ a b c "Behind the scenes of an essential part of weekend radio for 50 years". Irish Examiner. 18 February 2019.
  3. ^ "'Sunday Miscellany' regular known for love of storytelling". The Irish Times.
  4. ^ McHugh, Michael (4 November 2023). "Gifted writer Olive Travers earthy tales reflect an amazing tapestry of life & living". Donegal Live.
  5. ^ "Festive storytelling and Christmas music as acclaimed RTÉ show comes to Wexford". Irish Independent. 27 November 2023.
  6. ^ McLaughlin, Rachel (23 September 2019). "Popular RTE Radio 1 show to be recorded live in Donegal". Donegal Daily. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  7. ^ Fitzgerald, Cormac (22 November 2023). "Paul Murray's The Bee Sting wins Novel of the Year at An Post Irish Book Awards". TheJournal.ie.
  8. ^ English, Eoin (15 August 2024). "RTÉ listenership on the rise despite controversies and departures". Irish Examiner.
  9. ^ "Latest JNLR RTÉ listenership figures released". About RTÉ. 15 August 2024.
  10. ^ Walsh, Ronnie, ed. (1975) Sunday Miscellany. Dublin: Radio Telefís Éireann ISBN 0-7171-0774-4; pp. 11-12, 20-21, 32-33, 65-66, 87-88, 102-03, 113-14, 129-30, 156-57
  11. ^ "Couples at Christmas, by Rachael Hegarty". RTE Radio. 22 December 2024.
  12. ^ Keohane, William (3 May 2020). "3 May 2020". Sunday Miscellany. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023.
  13. ^ Tracy, Robert. "Tyrone Power!". Irish Literary Supplement. Vol. 27, no. 1 Fall2007. pp. 30–31. ISSN 0733-3390. EBSCOhost 26503321.
  14. ^ "Creative Blooming by Brian Leyden". RTE Radio. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  15. ^ Leyden, Brian (10 January 2021). "The Great Inventor". RTE Radio. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Author and broadcaster, well known for 'Change of Heart'". The Irish Times. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  17. ^ Mew, Stella (1 August 2021). "The Yeats Centenary, 1965". Sunday Miscellany. RTÉ Radio 1.
  18. ^ Giovanna, Tallone. ""Stories Like the Light of Stars": Folklore and Narrative Strategies in the Fiction of Éilís Ní Dhuibhne". Estudios Irlandeses. 12 (2 - 2017 Special Issue): 155.
  19. ^ "24 November 2013". Sunday Miscellany. RTÉ Radio 1. 24 November 2013.
  20. ^ Lunney, Linde (2013). "O'Rourke, Madeleine C.". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  21. ^ "LibertiesPress.com: Patricia Lynch, Storyteller: Phil Young: Books: 0". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2009.