Your 5 favorite Radio shows.

Woody_FX

Hi guys,

I want to broaden my horizons a little and find some good radio shows that I don't yet know of.

My current favourites are

1)Ian Dempsey Breakfast show. Quiet Funny.
2)Ray Foley. I get that kind of humor.
3)The Last Word. Good debate and discussion.
4)Moncrieff. Interesting show. Can be talking about anything.
5)Off the Ball. Good discussion on sports.
6)Phoneshow with Adrian Kennedy. Headers on the radio. Funny stuff.

What shows do you love? I'd like to find some good ones to listen to.

Hate
1) Tony Fenton. Most fake presenter I've ever had the misfortune to listen to.

Thanks

JonathanAnon

I love the Sunday radio shows.. tend to download all the podcasts on Sunday afternoon, well there's usually at least two of them available by then.. so

1) Marian Finucane Show (I like the discussion of the papers and the quality of panelists, not the queen herself)
2) Dunphy, (same show only without the RTE baggage)
3) Off The Ball (Brilliant Show)
4) Pat Kenny Show (first hour of it anyway)
5) Liveline (especially when they have some complete fkn fruitcake on it, besides Joe that is)

ballsymchugh

1) adam and joe (bbc 6music)
2) moncreiff
3) off the ball
4) 6 music breakfast show
5) hmmmm.... whatever's repeated on sunday night on radio 1 after 2am

diceyreilly

fm 104 phone show
Miriam meets
Liveline
Ian Dempsey breakfast show
Keyes and Gray

Arthur Daley

Talking history - newstalk
Dunphy - newstalk
Off The Ball - newstalk
Playback on saturday morning - radio 1
Liveline with 'ahh talk to joe', for a laugh when I get a chance

dvcireland

1 Off The Ball newstalk
2 Fighting Talk bbc radio 5
3 606 bbc radio 5
4 the south wind blows rte
5 documentary on one / curious ear rte

salad dodger

Likes (in no particular order):

• Chris Moyles Show (radio 1)
• Off the Ball (newstalk)
• Kermode and Mayo's film review (5 live)
• Up all night (5 Live)
• Morning Ireland (rte 1)
• Sunday miscellany (rte 1)
• Sean Moncrieff (newstalk)
• Tom Dunne (newstalk)
• Jenny Greenes Electric Disco (2fm)
• Cormac Battles Battleaxe (2fm)

Dislikes:
tubridy
darcy
ruth scott
fenton

padd b1975

1) Pat Kenny, especially when there is a political storm brewing. 2) Morning Ireland, always very good, sometimes brilliant radio. 3) News at 1, Sean O' Rourke is simply the best current affairs journalist on any station. 4) Marion. I actually prefer the Saturday show when she has an interesting guest on. 5) Liveline. This show has its faults but nearly always worth a listen. Honourable mentions to Mooney, The Monday night club on 5Live, The Last Word. Off The Ball and Ken Bruce BBC Radio2.

Kojak

Off The Ball - Newstalk
The Last Word - Today FM
Talking History - Newstalk
Sean Moncrieff's show - Newstalk
Lunchtime with Johnaton Healy (used to be Damien Kybert) - Newstalk

Woody_FX

Thanks for all the input so far lads! I've got a few radio shows now to listen into.

tbh

1. Adam & Joe
2. Just a Minute
3. Liveline
4. The Last Word
5. Last Word (No Relation)
6. The Choice
7. Desert Island Discs
8. The Archers
9. Today with Pat Kenny
10. The Moral Maze

Sergeant

Adam and Joe - (Genuinely make me LOL. Not internet LOL, proper LOL). BBC 6 Radio.
The Moncrieff Show - Newstalk
Morning Ireland -Radio 1
The South Wind Blows - Radio 1
Talking History - Newstalk.

Poochie05

Moncrieff - Newstalk
Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show
Sunday Miscellany - RTE 1 Sunday Mornings
The World Report - RTE1 Saturday mornings - world news that should be on the mainstream news but rarely is
and
Tales from the Archive on RTE 1 by John Bowman on Sunday mornings can sometimes be worth a listen

Tommy Murphy

Today, Radio 4.
Morning Ireland.
The World Tonight, Radio 4.
Up All Night (Especially on Friday nights / Saturday mornings).
Five Live commentaries during the soccer season.
Five Live coverage of the golf majors.
Sideline View (Clare Fm, Friday's)
Weeshie Fogarty (Radio Kerry).
Random stuff on NPR / BBC World Service / Talksport.
Playback.
The Last Word.
GAA commentaries on RTE - (even though Micheál O'M has retired)

Slidey

1)Pat Kenny
2)Last word
3)Battle Axe
4)Sam Smyth
5)History Show Sunday eve RTE1

dvcireland

Poochie05 wrote: »

Moncrieff - Newstalk
Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show
Sunday Miscellany - RTE 1 Sunday Mornings
The World Report - RTE1 Saturday mornings - world news that should be on the mainstream news but rarely is
and
Tales from the Archive on RTE 1 by John Bowman on Sunday mornings can sometimes be worth a listen

+1 for World report, there was an interesting story about job vacancies in Australia, something like 200,000

dvcireland

PM with Eddie Mair on BBC Radio 4

Woody_FX

I am shocked by the number of you who list Pat Kenny. Guy really turns me off. But i guess a lot must enjoy him if he is holding down a gig in RTE.

Ave Nocturna

I couldn't limit it to just 5

• Moncrieff
• Breakfast show on Newstalk
• Afternoon show on Newstalk
• Today with Pat Kenny (Just a pity it IS with Pat Kenny!) :P
• Metal notes on Phantom (Other than this show and the odd Nova binge, I don't tend to listen to music on the radio)
• Generally the line-up from 2am on Saturday and Sunday (Repeats of MF show, The business, Saturday view... MF, This week / Dunphy, Whatever Fionn Davenport's show is called now...)

And now my guilty pleasures (tabloid radio!)

• Liveline (If I can stomach it... Too much grunting/crankiness makes me switch off)
• Phoneshow on Fm104
• LBC 97.3 - ANY of the shows. They're all pretty similar anyway (Generally the guy who is on at 5am is good, light radio)

Will tune into various BBC stations, New Jersey 101.5 (rarely) and ABC Sydney.

I throw myself around a bit... In radio terms anyway. Clearly some of the shows would have to be repeats/podcasts as they're on simultaneously.

I'll listen to anything to try distract myself.

First show that comes to mind when I think of what I dislike would be Shenanigans with Sile Seoige. Too much "Awww"-ing for my liking

Skyrim

Favourite shows:
Ian Dempsey
Pat Kenny
Ray Foley
Matt Cooper
KC
Premier Soccer Saturday ( Don't mind McMullan as much as other people)
D'arcy... i suppose
Off the ball
Tony Fenton ( Yeah i know, but easier to listen to than Mooney and Liveline)

Most days when my parents are around, the dial stays on rte1:
I don't mind Ronan Collins, n ointerest either but my parents love music from yesteryear.

Hate:
Mooney Show (The less said the better)
Drivetime( Substitute for Cooper)
Arena (That's my cue to turn to off the ball)
Liveline( Depressing)

GSF

In Our Time with Melvyn Bragg and More Or Less with Tim Hartfort on BBC Radio 4 are very good.

Classic FM overnight can be very good too.

Woody_FX

So it seems that a lot of people like to listen into some of the shows from across the Irish Sea?

You guys do it over the internet? Or happen to own a really good radio that is picking up the signals?

ClareF

1. 3rd I with Chris & Ciara I105-107
2. Chris Moyles Radio1
3. Ian Dempsy Breakfast Show
4. Up all night 5 live
5. Morning Ireland

mrsdewinter

GSF wrote: »

In Our Time with Melvyn Bragg and More Or Less with Tim Hartfort on BBC Radio 4 are very good.

Classic FM overnight can be very good too.

I love In Our Time - gonna check out that other show now... Thanks for that!

ballsymchugh

Woody_FX wrote: »

So it seems that a lot of people like to listen into some of the shows from across the Irish Sea?

You guys do it over the internet? Or happen to own a really good radio that is picking up the signals?

have a wifi radio, but a lot of stuff on the bbc can be podcast. i can't recommend adam and joe's highly enough. if you want sport commentary though, you usually need to pick up the MW signal for 5live, as there's often geographical rights issues.

Woody_FX

ClareF wrote: »

1. 3rd I with Chris & Ciara I105-107
2. Chris Moyles Radio1
3. Ian Dempsy Breakfast Show
4. Up all night 5 live
5. Morning Ireland

I like i105-107 as a station during the day. Funny seeing them on a list that also contains Morning Ireland

dvcireland

mrsdewinter wrote: »

I love In Our Time - gonna check out that other show now... Thanks for that!

Ken Earley of Off tHe Ball on Newstalk was recommending the In Our Time programme, that featured the Volga Vikings, they had some strange rituals.

efb

Morning Ireland
Pat Kenny
News at One
Matt Cooper
Sunday Business Show

Derryleigh

dvcireland wrote: »

+1 for World report, there was an interesting story about job vacancies in Australia, something like 200,000

When is word report on. It used to be Sat but have not heard of it in a while. When and where?

steelcityblues

Given the p1ss poor standard of radio in this country in general, I would struggle for a top 5. However, Up All Night, which I can pick up on MW, is the perfect show for that time of the day. Rhod Sharp might just be the most underrated broadcaster of his era.

Poochie05

Derryleigh wrote: »

When is word report on. It used to be Sat but have not heard of it in a while. When and where?

Around ten past eight on Sun mornings on RTE1

qwert2

1. Off the Ball
2. LiveDrive on Dublin city Fm
3. Liveline
4. Adam and Joe
5. Did I mention Off the Ball?


Breakfast radio is ****e

Arthur Daley

steelcityblues wrote: »

However, Up All Night, which I can pick up on MW, is the perfect show for that time of the day. Rhod Sharp might just be the most underrated broadcaster of his era.

Is he still doing it. I used to listen to this show nearly 20 years ago and he was doing it then. It is good, actually essential if you are suffering with insomnia at that hour of the morning. Not that it cures insomnia!

steelcityblues

Arthur Daley wrote: »

Is he still doing it. I used to listen to this show nearly 20 years ago and he was doing it then. It is good, actually essential if you are suffering with insomnia at that hour of the morning. Not that it cures insomnia!

He still does - but only presents for half of the week now. Dotun Adebayo presents on the other nights, but he is not in Rhod's class tbh.

Agree with the insomnia bit!

Skyrim

I liked the Full Irish Breakfast show by Ryan Tubridy around 2004, last decent 2fm breakfast show. Don't get me started on the Rick and Ruth show.

Bard

Currently... in no particular order...
* Just a Minute with Nicholas Parsons (BBC R4) - excellent intelligent humour
* The Now Show with Steve Punt & Huge Dennis (BBC R4) - topical comedy
* Gareth O'Callaghan in the Afternoon (Classic Hits 4FM) - very entertaining, really brings me back - Gareth is a legend
* Dermot and Dave (98FM) - two of the best and funniest guys on radio
* and of course I have to mention The Late Show with Niall Boylan (Classic Hits 4FM) - entertaining and controversial hot talk! (I work on this show)

Poochie05

Bard wrote: »

Currently... in no particular order...
* Just a Minute with Nicholas Parsons (BBC R4) - excellent intelligent humour
* The Now Show with Steve Punt & Huge Dennis (BBC R4) - topical comedy
...

+ 1 for Just a Minute - can't seem to find a podcast of it except occasionally as comedy of the week, how do you listen to it - on BBC iPlayer?
And I prefer the News Quiz to the Now Show ...

cozski

This American Life with Ira Glass
Linux Outlaws
Rathole Radio
Random Notes on NearFM Community Radio
BCC Radio 4 Friday Night Comedy Show

Woody_FX

More love for the BBC I see..

sudzs

1. The Archers
2. Liveline
3. PM with Eddy Mair
4. Just a Minute
5. Womans Hour

Angel L.

Off The Ball - newstalk
Sean Moncrieff (newstalk)
Today with Pat Kenny
Sam Smyth
Sunday Business Show

miketv

1 Liveline (best for boards!)
2 The Last Word
3 Moncrieff show
4 Pat Kenny show
5 Dave Fannings show

ste88m

1) KC on Today FM - Sound bloke, good tunes, funny show.

2) Ray Foley on Today FM - Like Marmite, ya either love him or hate him. I love him. Show is usually great craic.

3) Dermot and Dave on 98fm - Huge loss to 98fm since they left breakfast and went to drivetime. Still a great show.

4) The Late Show with Niall Boylan on 4fm (new, but far better than fm104 in my opinion... Interesting topics etc. They've got me 'til 10pm, then KC!)

5) Sunday Morning Coming Down on Phantom. Just perfect when you're hungover to f**k and need something easy to listen to on a Sunday morning.

lighthouse

Is it possible to get a podcast of the Late Show with Niall Boylan anywhere?

DEFTLEFTHAND

1. Moncrieff, Newstalk.

2. OTB, Newstalk.

3. South Wind Blows, Radio 1.

4. Talking History, Newstalk.

5. John Creddon, Radio 1.

decies

1, Tony Livesey . Mon To Thursday 10.30 pm to 1am BBC FIVE LIVE
2, Dennis + Callaghane Mon -Friday WEEI BOSTON 11am onwards Sox and Patriots Talk.
3, Five Live Sport , Soccer, Golf, cricket(TEST MATCH SPECIAL), NFL, Baseball.F1 ,Tennis
4, Billy Mcarthy WLR FM 10 am Mon - Friday
5,TUNE IN APP for multitude of any station i want.