RTÉ Radio Drama's audio theatre department has for decades proudly brought audiences the very best dramatic writing and performances for radio from Ireland. Listen every Sunday night at 8pm at RTÉ Radio 1, visit rte.ie/dramaonone for more.
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based on the true story of the hijacking of an Aer Lingus plane in 1981, by an ex-Trappist monk with a burning desire to know the Third Secret of Fatima.Av RTÉ Radio 1
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Three masculine monologues, a suitor, a stalker, a spouse..Av RTÉ Radio 1
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A tense two-hander in which a middle-aged couple ruminate on the sombre detail of a tragic death in the family starring Andrew Bennett and Cathy BeltonAv RTÉ Radio 1
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Write Your Mind is a play about Youth Mental Health, weaving together monologues devised by writers with young people.Av RTÉ Radio 1
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A Piece of Monologue by Samuel Beckett
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A Piece of Monologue, performed by Barry McGovern as part of our Beckett SeasonAv RTÉ Radio 1
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The Old Tune by Samuel Beckett: Adapted from the radio play La Manivelle by Robert PingetAv RTÉ Radio 1
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Drama On One continues its Beckett Season with All That Fall directed and produced by Barry McGovern, starring Pegg Monahan and Aidan Grennell.Av RTÉ Radio 1
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Published as a novel in 1953, Watt tells the story of a nomadic manservant who works for a Mr Knott.Av RTÉ Radio 1
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As part of our Beckett season, we broadcast a special programme curated from a brace of Bowman Sunday Eight Thirty programmes made in 2006Av RTÉ Radio 1
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Marion O’Dwyer stars as Maeve, a woman defiantly at peace in her new oasis – A ghost estate - in Dropping Slow by Belinda McKeon.Av RTÉ Radio 1
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Creatives in Conversation - Sinéad O'Connor
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In October 2002 Sinéad O'Connor recorded a ‘Rattlebag Special’ with Myles Dungan, marking the release of her album Sean-Nós NuaAv RTÉ Radio 1
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Karen Ardiff shows there's no statute of limitations on a parent's licence to pine.Av RTÉ Radio 1
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Creatives in Conversation - Paulo Coelho
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In this Rattlebag public interview from 2001, Brazilian author Paulo Coelho spoke to Myles Dungan. about his work and his extraordinary life.Av RTÉ Radio 1
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A costume designer on a film set pours herself into three dresses. Part of Drama On One's online short form season.Av RTÉ Radio 1
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Janis Ian talking to Sean Rocks from March 2004Av RTÉ Radio 1
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I Am Not Your Knacker by Rosaleen McDonagh
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Rosaleen Mcdonagh explores themes of racism, identity, disability and marginalisation, channelling the literary activism of James Baldwin, and her own.Av RTÉ Radio 1
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Creatives in Conversation - John McGahern
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John McGahern in conversation with Myles Dungan..Av RTÉ Radio 1
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Excuse Me Can You Tell Me Where Paddy Dignam is Buried?
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The Dead Centre of Dublin - Glasnevin Cemetery - the location for Episode 6 of Ulysses - Hades or Paddy Dignam's funeral.Av RTÉ Radio 1
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Bosco Hogan stars in Bloomsday by Nick Midgley, a dramatised account of the relationship between James Joyce and his brother Stanislaus and the time they spent in Trieste.Av RTÉ Radio 1
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an Irish woman in London experiences a dramatic and life changing event that forces her to look at her life choices.Av RTÉ Radio 1
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A chance discovery leads to a night on the wrong side of the law, in a comic tale of narcotics, fast food delivery, and a mother's love for her son. Starring Kerri QuinnAv RTÉ Radio 1
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In this episode writer Eamann Breen and actors Hilary Rose and Tadhg Murphy talk about their roles in Eamann' play ShinaidAv RTÉ Radio 1
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Eureka Dunes by Philip Davison. Starring Nick Dunning, Barry McGovern, Deirdre Donnelly, Ingrid Craigie, Joe Taylor and Derbhle CrottyAv RTÉ Radio 1
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In the Wings - Helen Wheels by Fionn Foley
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writer Fionn Foley and actors Cillian Lenihan, James Murphy and Niamh McAllister featureAv RTÉ Radio 1
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In the Wings - Eureka Dunes by Philip Davison
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Actors Deirdre Donnelly, Ingrid Cragie and Nick Dunning discuss performing in Eureka Dunes by Philip DavisonAv RTÉ Radio 1
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Parked by Aideen Henry stars Aaron Monaghan and Dawn Bradfield and was directed by Gorretti SlavinAv RTÉ Radio 1
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Shirley Temple Killer Queen by Alan McMonagle
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Shirley Temple Killer Queen by Alan McMonagle stars of Fair City Nyree Yergainharsian, and Rebecca Grimes and star of stage and screen David PearseAv RTÉ Radio 1
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To mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers' Memorial Day, 28th April 2024, which this year is focussing on the impacts of climate change on occupational safety and health, we offer a podcast of A Lough Neagh Sequence by Seamus Heaney.Av RTÉ Radio 1
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Strutting and Fretting by Chris McHallem.
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Strutting and Fretting: Written and performed by Chris McHallem.Av RTÉ Radio 1
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Marginalia by Tina Fitzpatrick. With Gary Murphy, Norma Sheahan, Roger Gregg and by Irene Kelleher. Marginalia by Tina Fitzpatrick is directed by Aidan Stanley.Av RTÉ Radio 1
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Hamlet, Prince of Derry adapted by Colin Murphy
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Hamlet, Prince of Derry adapted by Colin MurphyAv RTÉ Radio 1
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0. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - Single Text Question - theme, character development and relationships
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0. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - Single Text Question - theme, character development and relationships, conflict and dramatic tension, imagery and language.Av RTÉ Radio 1
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1. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - Shakespeare's vision of the world in King Lear is essentially pessimistic . Would you agree
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1. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - Shakespeare's vision of the world in King Lear is essentially pessimistic . Would you agreeAv RTÉ Radio 1
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2. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - Theme of Blindness in King Lear
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3. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - What in your opinion are the most important changes that take place in the character of King Lear
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3. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - What in your opinion are the most important changes that take place in the character of King Lear during the playAv RTÉ Radio 1
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4. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - The theme of Family in King Lear
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5. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - In the play, King Lear moves from a position of centrality to one of loneliness and isolation
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5. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - In the play, King Lear moves from a position of centrality to one of loneliness and isolationAv RTÉ Radio 1
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6. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - Is the character of King Lear more sinned against than sinning
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6. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - Is the character of King Lear more sinned against than sinningAv RTÉ Radio 1
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7. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - The experiences of Gloucester
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7. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - The experiences of Gloucester at the hands of his sons deepens and heightens the experiences of LearAv RTÉ Radio 1
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8. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - Theme of Blindness in King Lear
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9. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - Animal images in King Lear
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10. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - Cordelia plays a very important role in the play King Lear. Analyse.
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10.Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - Cordelia plays a very important role in the play King Lear. Analyse.Av RTÉ Radio 1
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11. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - The character of Cordelia, quiet, economical, determined in 118 lines of visual language.
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11. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - The character of Cordelia, quiet, economical, determined in 118 lines of visual language.Av RTÉ Radio 1
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12.Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - Animal imagery in King Lear - Discuss
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13. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - King Lear is not a tragic hero, he is really only a victim of circumstances. Discuss.
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13. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - King Lear is not a tragic hero, he is really only a victim of circumstances. Discuss.Av RTÉ Radio 1
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14. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - The single text question in King Lear - prompts and pitfalls.
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14. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - The single text question in King Lear - prompts and pitfalls.LIL - The single text question in King Lear - prompts and pitfallsAv RTÉ Radio 1
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15. Lear in Longford - Sample Answer - The Theme of Blindness in King Lear
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16. Lear in Longford - Scene Study - Act 1 Scene 1 - The Love Test and the word Nothing
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16. Lear in Longford - Scene Study - Act 1 Scene 1 - The Love Test and the word NothingAv RTÉ Radio 1
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17. Lear in Longford - Scene Study - Act 1 Scene 2 - The Gloucester family storyline
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18. Lear in Longford - Scene Study - Act 1 Scene 2 - Edmund manipulates Edgar
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18. Lear in Longford - Scene Study - Act 1 Scene 2 - Edmund manipulates EdgarAv RTÉ Radio 1
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