Dave Fanning

In such a short space of time, we've all had to slow down, limit the range of our experiences and come to see our ordinary surroundings in a very new light. Author, Catherine Gray tells Dave about the unexpected joy to be found in the 'ordinary' aspects of life

Sally Rooney's second novel, 'Normal People' has been made into a 12-part series and comes to Irish screens this Tuesday on RTE One at 10.15PM. Irish director, Lenny Abrahamson is on the line to chat to Dave about adapting this love story to the small screen

We can probably all think of examples of product placement in movies or TV shows but what about those ads that only exist within the film itself? From Goodfellas to RoboCop, Brian Lloyd of entertainment.ie joins Dave to run through some of the best big screen examples!

The Entire US box office takings comes from a single Florida drive-in theatre, a baby born in a car park after a paramedic mistook dad's call for help as cheering and meat market thieves found after leaving a trail of meat behind them! It's Anton's stories of the week!

70% of the world is insufficiently mapped including many cities with over 1 million people! Author of 'The Address Book', Deirdre Mask was on the line to tell Dave all about addresses and what they reveal about identity, race, wealth and power!

Claudia Rosencrantz is a British producer synonymous with bringing shows such as 'Love Island', 'Pop Idol', 'I’m A Celebrity, Get me out of Here' and 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' to ITV throughout the 90s and 2000s. She's on the line to tell Dave all about her career in TV and how a cochlear implant helped her come out of retirement!

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 'Extraction', 'Sea Fever' and 'Moffie'!

Irish Independent Journalist and music critic, John Meagher is on the line to give Dave a history of the rap trio and what he thinks about the new Spike Jonze directed 'Beastie Boys' documentary, which hit Apple TV+ yesterday!

10 years after his life was cut short by cancer, a new book called "The Life and Times of Malcolm McLaren" sheds new light on the public achievements and private life of this architect of punk! Author, Paul Gorman is on the line to chat to Dave about it!

This week, Tesco Ireland announced that they had sold 600,000 bags of flour in just one week and that the purchasing of baking goods has trebled since lockdown restrictions were put in place. Irish chef and restaurateur, JP McMahon is on the line to tell us why.