Programmes

A selection of programmes available on Near fm 90.3

The Tea Lady

Broadcasting Friday the 27th of September at 6pm and continuing Near FM’s season of audio drama written exclusively by women, we present ‘The Tea Lady’ by Tara Maria Lovett. The Tea Lady is a black comedy and tells the Story of Minnie, an ordinary woman with an extraordinary secret. Minnie[Read More…]

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Double Dealing

Broadcasting Fri August 30th at 6pm Continuing Near FM’s season of audio drama written exclusively by women, we present Double Dealing by Rose Byrne. Arthur Muldoon is an Irish hypnotist and con-artist, who use his powers to con people. He has a very professional approach to his work. After working[Read More…]

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Double Dealing

Broadcasting Fri August 30th at 6pm Continuing Near FM’s season of audio drama written exclusively by women, we present Double Dealing by Rose Byrne. Arthur Muldoon is an Irish hypnotist and con-artist, who use his powers to con people. He has a very professional approach to his work. After working[Read More…]

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Plain Speak

a tale of finding love in the Tinder age Broadcasting July 26th at 18.00 New audio drama from Dorothy Cotter. It’s a Saturday night in Soho and Siobhán and Danny are on a doomed first date. Tinder virgin Danny has a serious case of foot in mouth while Siobhán, weary[Read More…]

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The Camarilla Ensemble

The second series of Hugh Lane Concerts concludes with a concert by The Camarilla Ensemble from London.  The concert features compositions by  Mozart , Tomasi, Rivera, Beethoven, Brahms and#Gershwin In this special programme we hear the full concert interspersed with discussion around the careers of the musicians as well as the work[Read More…]

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Latin Music for Guitar and Strings

The Hugh Lane Concert series continues with a concert entitled Latin Music for Guitar and Strings with Gillian Williams, violin; Arun Rao, cello); Marco Ramelli, guitar. The concert features compositions by Niccolò PAGANINI, Andante Cantabile,  Heitor VILLA-LOBOS, Augustín Pío BARRÍOS and Juan Leovigildo BROUWER In this special programme we hear[Read More…]

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The Love of Small Appliances

A story about Artificial Intelligence, love, and the evolution of ‘helpful’ devices all connected to the Internet Broadcasting Friday June 28th at 6pm Set in an apartment of the near future, owned by Sive Chand, a futurist working in Galway. Sive is in a relationship with Jahzara Dunne, who is[Read More…]

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Of Love and Lamentation

The Hugh Lane Concert series continues with a concert entitled Of Love and Lamentation from Irish Mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty and historical harpist Siobhán Armstrong on the Italian baroque triple harp. The concert features compositions by John Dowland, Henry Purcell, Giovanni Battista Draghi, Sylvius Leopold Weiss and Barbara Strozzi. In this special[Read More…]

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