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Rick O’Shea: On My Culture Radar

Rick O’Shea: On My Culture Radar

RTÉ broadcaster on seeing David Morrissey tread the boards and his love of Francis Bacon

Sat Dec 22 2018 - 05:00
Katherine Lynch: On My Culture Radar

Katherine Lynch: On My Culture Radar

Actor on Sebastian Barry’s ‘Days Without End’ and singing in jazz clubs in Nice

Sat Dec 15 2018 - 05:00
Seána Kerslake: On My Culture Radar

Seána Kerslake: On My Culture Radar

The actor on her love of Gena Rowlands, FaceGym and why she’s impressed by Summer 1993

Sat Dec 08 2018 - 05:00
‘I always try to tap my husband up for some nice jewellery’

‘I always try to tap my husband up for some nice jewellery’

Antrim-born Clare Smyth, owner of Core restaurant in London, which earned two Michelin stars this year, on her Christmas

Sat Dec 08 2018 - 00:00
Derry Girl Jamie-Lee O’Donnell: ‘I didn’t realise I’d be so intimidated by fame’

Derry Girl Jamie-Lee O’Donnell: ‘I didn’t realise I’d be so intimidated by fame’

The actor was unprepared for the success of the series. With season two on its way, she’d better get used to celebrity

Tue Dec 04 2018 - 13:30
Fiona Glascott: On My Culture Radar

Fiona Glascott: On My Culture Radar

The Fantastic Beasts actor on London, Olive Kitteridge and Homecoming

Sat Dec 01 2018 - 05:00
Gruff Rhys: On My Culture Radar

Gruff Rhys: On My Culture Radar

Former Super Furry Animal on visiting Paisley Park and tuning in to Raidió na Gaeltachta

Sat Nov 24 2018 - 05:00
Redneck Manifesto back to celebrate the past and look forward to the future

Redneck Manifesto back to celebrate the past and look forward to the future

‘It won’t take us eight years to release the next album,’ say Crumlin band

Sat Nov 24 2018 - 05:00
Soak: On My Culture Radar

Soak: On My Culture Radar

Singer-songwriter on Jack Coulter’s paintings and why ‘Atypical’ strikes a chord

Sat Nov 17 2018 - 05:00
Ruth Ellis: The model who smiled at her executioner

Ruth Ellis: The model who smiled at her executioner

New exhibition explores the life of the last woman to be put to death in Britain

Mon Nov 12 2018 - 05:00
Pat Kinevane: On My Culture Radar

Pat Kinevane: On My Culture Radar

Actor on his favourite New Zealand city, his appreciation of Niall Buggy and dancing at ‘Dreamgirls’

Sat Nov 10 2018 - 05:00
The best vegetarian and vegan fine dining in London

The best vegetarian and vegan fine dining in London

Meat-free menus get a fine dining makeover with big-name chefs and venues

Sat Nov 03 2018 - 06:00
On My Culture Radar: Jenny Greene

On My Culture Radar: Jenny Greene

The 2FM DJ on discovering the joys of Berlin, the plays of Philly McMahon and why the BBC series Bodyguard is must-watch TV

Sat Nov 03 2018 - 05:00
Julia Roberts: ‘I have never called myself a film actor. I’m just an actor’

Julia Roberts: ‘I have never called myself a film actor. I’m just an actor’

One of Hollywood’s highest-paid stars makes her debut TV role in Amazon Prime’s Homecoming

Sat Oct 27 2018 - 05:00
Donal Ryan: On My Culture Radar

Donal Ryan: On My Culture Radar

Author on being enamoured by Paris, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, and Limerick’s Italian restaurants

Sat Oct 27 2018 - 05:00
From Borat to O Brother, Where Art Thou?: The presidential candidates’ cultural lives

From Borat to O Brother, Where Art Thou?: The presidential candidates’ cultural lives

On My Culture Radar: We asked Peter Casey, Gavin Duffy, Joan Freeman, Seán Gallagher, Michael D Higgins and Liadh Ní Riada for their cultural picks

Sat Oct 20 2018 - 06:05
Susan Wood: On My Culture Radar

Susan Wood: On My Culture Radar

The photographer on her run-in with John Wayne and her love of Grace and Frankie

Sat Oct 13 2018 - 05:00
On My Culture Radar: Josepha Madigan

On My Culture Radar: Josepha Madigan

The Minister for Culture on the ‘talented’ Saoirse Ronan and ‘very funny’ Oliver Callan

Sat Oct 06 2018 - 05:00
Brian Gleeson: ‘For an actor the worst thing is to have a plan’

Brian Gleeson: ‘For an actor the worst thing is to have a plan’

The actor on working with family and his portrait of masculinity in The Bisexual

Sat Oct 06 2018 - 05:00
Hollywood parties? ‘The whole thing would make you sick’

Hollywood parties? ‘The whole thing would make you sick’

Tipperary woman Kerry Condon's first lead role, in Sharon Horgan’s Women on the Verge, brought new pressures

Wed Oct 03 2018 - 05:00
Rod Stewart:  ‘I’m not in the pipe and slipper club yet. I can still go mad’

Rod Stewart: ‘I’m not in the pipe and slipper club yet. I can still go mad’

The 73-year-old rock musician on ice baths, the Easter Rising and his decades of wild days and success

Sat Sept 29 2018 - 06:00
Karl Pilkington: On My Culture Radar

Karl Pilkington: On My Culture Radar

The TV personality on why he likes Sean Lock, Rome, and the film Force Majeure

Sat Sept 29 2018 - 05:00
Suede: ‘Reforming was one of the best things we ever did’

Suede: ‘Reforming was one of the best things we ever did’

The London band, back with a new album, still see themselves as outsiders among their contemporaries. ‘We’re the anti-Elbow’

Sat Sept 22 2018 - 05:00
Julien Baker: On My Culture Radar

Julien Baker: On My Culture Radar

The Tennessee singer on The Good Place, vegan haunts and comedian Cameron Esposito

Sat Sept 22 2018 - 05:00
Colin Stafford Johnson: On My Culture Radar

Colin Stafford Johnson: On My Culture Radar

The wildlife film-maker on his life-saving gadget, Paris and David Attenborough

Sat Sept 15 2018 - 05:00
‘You wouldn’t guess I’m Irish from my paintings’

‘You wouldn’t guess I’m Irish from my paintings’

The London-based Cork painter Conor Harrington now commands five-figure sums for his work

Tue Sept 11 2018 - 05:00
Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill: On My Culture Radar

Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill: On My Culture Radar

The singer on her favourite gadget, and why she loves Maeve Higgins and Caravaggio

Sat Sept 08 2018 - 05:00
Vanity Fair: Rebooting Thackeray for the Twitter generation

Vanity Fair: Rebooting Thackeray for the Twitter generation

A new TV adaptation of the classic novel stars Olivia Cooke as one of fiction’s greatest female characters, Becky Sharp, and the production strives to be as daring as its protagonist

Mon Sept 03 2018 - 05:00
Patrick McCabe: On My Culture Radar

Patrick McCabe: On My Culture Radar

The writer on why Twin Peaks: The Return is ‘the greatest artwork of the 21st century’

Sat Sept 01 2018 - 05:00
Glen Matlock: On My Culture Radar

Glen Matlock: On My Culture Radar

The former Sex Pistol on Sam Neill, ‘nutty’ Tokyo and the star-studded restaurant The Wolseley

Sat Aug 25 2018 - 05:00
Cameron Cuffe: ‘I’d pretend to be Superman’

Cameron Cuffe: ‘I’d pretend to be Superman’

The Dublin-trained ‘Krypton’ star on superhero sagas, Tramore and stretching himself

Sat Aug 25 2018 - 05:00

Gavan Ring: On My Culture Radar

The baritone on his adoration of Capriccio, Di Caprio and Jack B Yeats

Sat Aug 18 2018 - 05:00
Aretha Franklin: the quintessential playlist

Aretha Franklin: the quintessential playlist

Our pick of the 10 classics hits that earned the late Queen of Soul her crown

Thu Aug 16 2018 - 15:54
The League of Brexit Gentlemen: 'Edward looks like Michael Gove, it’s eerie'

The League of Brexit Gentlemen: 'Edward looks like Michael Gove, it’s eerie'

Welcome back to comedy’s most eerie, insular town, with its cast of grotesques. For Mark Gatiss and his writing and acting colleagues, it’s become a microcosm of Brexit

Sat Aug 11 2018 - 05:00
Lori Petty: On My Culture Radar

Lori Petty: On My Culture Radar

The ‘Tank Girl’ and ‘Orange Is the New Black’ star on her adoration of Hannah Gadsby, Jean-Michel Basquiat and John Coltrane, and why ‘Cheers’ still does it for her

Sat Aug 11 2018 - 05:00
Bianca Del Rio: On My Culture Radar

Bianca Del Rio: On My Culture Radar

Drag queen on her love of Glenn Close, Cher’s fashion designer and Madonna’s Ray of Light as her get-ready album

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 05:00
Francis Brennan: On My Culture Radar

Francis Brennan: On My Culture Radar

The TV personality on his love of Villagers and the Christmas cracker item he can’t live without

Sat Jul 28 2018 - 05:00
Deirdre O’Kane: On My Culture Radar

Deirdre O’Kane: On My Culture Radar

Comedian and actor on why she’s enamoured with Joanne McNally, Madrid and Marian Keyes

Sat Jul 21 2018 - 05:00
Steve Wickham: On My Culture Radar

Steve Wickham: On My Culture Radar

The Waterboys member on his favourite restaurant and Game of Thrones predictions

Sat Jul 14 2018 - 05:00
Maser: ‘Social media is getting samey-samey’

Maser: ‘Social media is getting samey-samey’

The street artist on his admiration for Helen Steele, Damien Dempsey and Greek islands

Sun Jul 08 2018 - 05:00
Lake Constance: Four countries in four days

Lake Constance: Four countries in four days

The region is a cross section of Europe, with cultures blending into each other

Sat Jul 07 2018 - 06:00
‘In 2018, gay conversion therapy is happening. It’s everywhere’

‘In 2018, gay conversion therapy is happening. It’s everywhere’

Garrad Conley was pushed into gay conversion therapy by his Baptist parents

Thu Jul 05 2018 - 06:00
‘My hair colour has to change for people to accept me’

‘My hair colour has to change for people to accept me’

Broadway star Kelli O’Hara on women in theatre, the pay gap, and returning to ‘The King and I’

Tue Jul 03 2018 - 05:30
Matthew Devereux of The Pale: I was one of the ‘hidden homeless’

Matthew Devereux of The Pale: I was one of the ‘hidden homeless’

He has been signed to major labels and been ‘an inch away from homelessness’. Now he’s back

Mon Jul 02 2018 - 05:00
Charlie Murphy: On My Culture Radar

Charlie Murphy: On My Culture Radar

The actor on dining in London, Benedict Cumberbatch and why she loves Galway

Sat Jun 30 2018 - 05:00
Louise Lowe: On My Culture Radar

Louise Lowe: On My Culture Radar

The theatremaker on Washington DC, Amanda Coogan and 4DX cinema

Sat Jun 23 2018 - 05:00
Ed Sheeran wows intimate crowd at London Irish Centre

Ed Sheeran wows intimate crowd at London Irish Centre

Fans pay up to £3,500 to attend fundraiser alongside the great and good of city’s Irish

Wed Jun 20 2018 - 10:17
Jesse Jones: On My Culture Radar

Jesse Jones: On My Culture Radar

The artist on her love of historical culture, Olwen Fouéré and her guilty TV pleasure

Sat Jun 16 2018 - 05:00
Courtney Act: On My Cultural Radar

Courtney Act: On My Cultural Radar

The reality TV star on her love of Balmain, Burning Man festival and Tiffany Haddish

Sat Jun 09 2018 - 05:00
Paul Linehan: On My Culture Radar

Paul Linehan: On My Culture Radar

The Frank and Walters frontman on his love of horse racing and ‘The Young Offenders’

Sat Jun 02 2018 - 05:00
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