Dave Fanning
RTE Ireland
Highlights from Dave Fanning's weekend radio show with interviews, newspaper reviews, movies and music. Listen live weekends at 1pm on RTÉ 2FM.
Location:
Dublin, Ireland
Networks:
RTE Ireland
Description:
Highlights from Dave Fanning's weekend radio show with interviews, newspaper reviews, movies and music. Listen live weekends at 1pm on RTÉ 2FM.
Twitter:
@Davefanningshow
Language:
English
Contact:
RTÉ Donnybrook Dublin 4 1850 7159 22
Website:
http://www.rte.ie/
Email:
davefanningshow@rte.ie
Episodes
TV Show The Last of US Fungus Explainer with Professor Rebecca Drummond
2/11/2023
TV Show The Last of Us depicts the world 20 after a mass fungal infection sparks a global pandemic. The HBO drama depicts a horrifying post-apocalyptic world, but how likely is it to one day become a reality? Associate Professor at the University of Birmingham, Rebecca Drummond discusses if what we’re seeing on screens could be in be our future
Duration:00:11:15
Burt Bacherach's Legacy with Simon Maher
2/11/2023
Dave and Simon look at the extraordinary career and legacy of Burt Bacherach.
Duration:00:14:05
Ian Gittins on his The Definitive Desert Island Discs Book
2/11/2023
I’ll be talking about the iconic BBC radio programme Desert Island Discs with author Ian Gittins. He’s written a book The Definitive Desert Island Discs about the tracks that the guests picked...everyone from Judi Dench, David Beckham, Sharon Horgan, Cliff Richard and Adele
Duration:00:18:48
Tony King on his biography The Tastemaker
2/11/2023
Dave talked to the fascinating Tony King... ...he’s worked with everyone from The Beatles to the Ronettes and Elton John to the Rolling Stones. One of the most influential figures in the music business, he was nicknamed The Tastemaker
Duration:00:21:30
Therapy on TV with Allison Keating
2/11/2023
From The Sopranos to Big Little Lies... how is therapy depicted in TV and films? Do scriptwriters hit the mark? Psychologist and counsellor and author of The Secret Lives of Adults Allison Keating gives us her view
Duration:00:21:29
My Favourite Album with Joseph O'Connor
2/5/2023
Joseph choose Horses by Patti Smith
Duration:00:25:11
Ozzy Osbourne Retires from Touring
2/5/2023
Ozzy announced this week that he is retiring from touring. Stuart Clarke from Hot Press joins Dave to talk through Ozzy’s 55 years of touring, which were colourful to say the least
Duration:00:12:36
The Untold Story of Balcony TV
2/5/2023
A documentary from the Irish Music Industry podcast called The Untold Story of Balcony TV was released this week. Dave was joined by the doc's maker Mark Graham and Stephen O’Regan, one of the original founders of Balcony TV.
Duration:00:21:33
Happy Valley Director Fergus O'Brien joins Dave
2/5/2023
Happy Valley Director joins Dave to talk about playing a major role in the wrapping up of one of the most popular drama series
Duration:00:13:10
Wild Youth singer Conor O'Donohoe on Eurosong Success
2/4/2023
Conor from Wild Youth tells Dave about being crowned champions on last nights Late Late Show Eurosong Special
Duration:00:04:22
Sultans of Ping Documentary
2/4/2023
Ahead of Sultans of Ping's gigs in Cork next week Dave talks to Niall O'Flaherty and to Paul McDermott who has made a documentary on the band
Duration:00:23:48
Gaming and Climate Change with Sam Alfred
2/4/2023
Sam, lead designer at Cape Town-based video game studio Free Lives, talks Dave through the new wave of green gaming as he prepares to launch his game Terra Nil that paints a picture of environmental restoration
Duration:00:11:24
Champing with Fiona Silk
2/4/2023
“Champing” is a combination of “church” and “camping” and Fiona from the Churches Conservation Trust tells Dave all about the success of this concept in the UK
Duration:00:10:10
Netflix Password Crackdown with Leigh McGowran
2/4/2023
Leigh talks Dave through the latest on the Netflix crackdown on password sharing
Duration:00:06:50
The Most Expensive Private Gigs Ever with Andrea Cleary
2/4/2023
Andrea talks us through some of the most expensive gigs in the wake of Beyoncé’s recent appearance at the ‘Atlantis The Royal’ hotel in Dubai where she performed for a reported eye watering 24 million dollars
Duration:00:09:42
Biopics that Never Got Made with Tara Brady
1/29/2023
Tara Brady on the Biopics that never got made on the back of Madonna's being axed this week
Duration:00:19:07
The Album that Inspired Me with David Kitt
1/29/2023
This week its the turn of David Kitt, he chose Fever Ray's album entitled Fever Ray
Duration:00:15:50
Constructed Languages for film David J Peterson
1/29/2023
David J Peterson who has constructed numerous languages for both Film and TV joins Dave to tell him all about it
Duration:00:18:03
Original Oscar Songs with Cian Sullivan
1/29/2023
Cian takes a look at this year’s nominees and talks about some of the trends that have emerged over the decades for this category
Duration:00:17:54
Simon Maher on Novel Promotional Styles
1/28/2023
Simon Maher looks at the weird and novel ways that musicians have promoted new releases
Duration:00:14:37