Dave Fanning

As country's look towards easing lockdown measures, the question of how to return to international travel is a tricky one. Journalist and photographer, Laurel Chor has just returned to Hong Kong and tells Dave about her experience of long haul travel during the pandemic!

Matt Damon has been spending his lockdown in Dalkey since he arrived to film the new Ridley Scott film, "The Last Jewel". A photo of him holding a shopping bag on the steps of Hawk Cliff has gone viral and the person who snapped the photo, Siobhan Berry tells Dave the story behind it!

Director of the new Netflix documentary about Michelle Obama’s 34-city book tour to promote her 2018 memoir “Becoming” is on the line to chat with Dave about working with the former first lady!

with U2 when Bono was a teenager in 1979. During the interview, listeners were asked to choose a track that would feature on the band’s debut single!

A Fugitive caught after blowing his cover with fart, a boy stealing his parent’s car to buy a Lamborghini and the pandemic shuts down Nepal's 'Himalayan Viagra' harvest! It's Anton's stories of the week!

Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptation of the Robert Bloch novel, ‘Psycho’ turns 60 this year. Brian Reddin of Dearg Films is on the line to tell us why it is considered one of the greatest films of all time and how Hitchcock mastered the genre of the psychological thriller!

We can't head to the cinema but we can see some new movies from the comfort of our own home. Paul Whitington is on the line to review some new small screen films released this week including 'In Search of Greatness', 'Nothing Fancy' and Michelle Obama's 'Becoming'!

Environmental Scientist, Dr Tara Shine is the author of a new book called “How To Save Your Planet One Object At A Time” and she is on the line to tell us just that!

During the week, Florian Schneider, co-founder of the German electronic group, Kraftwerk died at the age of 73. Alongside The Beatles they have probably had the biggest impact on pop music since its inception and John Meagher of The Irish Independent is on the line to let us know why!

‘My Boy Lollipop’ singer, Millie Small passed away during the week at the age of 72. This song is just one example of the many 'One-Hit Wonders' throughout the history of music with an interesting backstory. Journalist and broadcaster, Chris Jones joins Dave to bring us through some curious anecdotes behind some of these 'One-Hit Wonders'!