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Irish singer-songwriter Lyra picks her favourite album

David Hepworth has written a new book on the hallowed London recording studio that has given us music from The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Kate Bush, Radiohead, Amy Winehouse and Adele.

Earlier this week, Ethan Craft, the license plate guy from TikTok, got lots of attention for his video explaining Irish license plates in minute detail. So, to find out more about his unusual passion and the origins of the humble “reg” plate he joins Dave.

As if one outing on 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here" wasn't enough, a number of stars including Carol Vorderman, Amir Khan and Gillian McKeith are set to return for another appearance. Fionnuala Jones tells Dave more.

The Dublin Bricks Instagram account first came to people's attention during the lockdown, when some of Dublin's most well-known pubs got replicated in Lego. Gianni Clifford, designer and creator of Dublin Bricks joins Dave.

In September, Time Magazine had the headline “The Most Powerful Person In The World is China’s President”. Xi Jinping has been called the New Mao. He’s got Communist Party credentials, but where did he come from, and what’s his vision for China? Graham Finlay, lecturer in politics and human rights at UCD, tells Dave more.

Laughter is often a tonic but it’s also quite infectious. It’s no surprise then that it’s often used in movies to tell us more about the story and the characters. TV and film director Brian Reddin, joins Dave to go through some of the most recognisable and unique ways laughter has been used on the big screen.

Allegations of cheating swirl around Irish dancing, chess and fishing; renowned warm place Saudi Arabia will spend half a trillion to host the Asian Winter Games; and Bruce Willis denies selling the rights to his face - it must be Aifric’s stories of the week!

Ted Kessler, former editor of Q Magazine and the NME joins Dave to talk about his book Paper Cuts – How I Destroyed The British Music Press and Other Misadventures.

Tara Brady joins Dave to talk about whether streaming is changing what we get the opportunity to see.