Dave Fanning

Everyone and their mothers know about the "classic albums". They’re classic for a reason. But what about releases that never made their way to the public? Or the ones that never got the foothold they deserved? Music broadcaster and documentarian Paul McDermott is here to give us a rundown on some of the most iconic examples.

Rivers flowing with cocaine, the Coriolis effect, a hamster that trades cryptocurrency, a Korean man whose number was used in Squid Game, a man who joined a search party to find himself, and much more.

Irish Costume designer Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhaigh has worked with some of the world's biggest stars on a staggering number of films including Michael Collins, Brideshead Revisited, Becoming Jane, Wind That Shakes The Barley, Calvary, and Little Women. It ain't easy work!

American Pie is one of those songs that everyone who has ever picked up a guitar knows every word to. In a year in a half, he'll be coming to Dublin as part of his American Pie tour. Today, he came on the programme to chat about the process and lead up to him writing the iconic track.

To kick off our series of stories behind classic Irish tracks, Dave chats to Noel Hogan of The Cranberries about the story behind 'Linger'!

A young star of Labor, Stonehouse very quickly saw his career fall apart before faking his own death. Since then, we've discovered more about the life he lived since his disappearance. His daughter, Julia, has a new book out that, through vigorous research, seeks to explain all the questions the public has been asking over the years.

As the autumn rolls back round, so too do all of our favourite TV shows that we've been missing over the past year. The landscape has changed a lot since the 90s with big shows like the Soprano's earning the title of 'Prestige TV'.. but what exactly does that mean?

After 'The Queen's Gambit' director, Scott Frank's lengthy speech at the Emmy's last week, Dave chats to broadcaster, Aifric O'Connell about some of the most memorable award show speeches!

The world pudding throwing championships, getting advice from your toilet and an owner of a football team places himself in the squad! It's Anton's stories of the week!

Dave chats to Neuroscientist, Dr Phil Kennedy about a new documentary, 'The Father Of The Cyborgs', which looks at the fascinating career of his experiments involving the human brain!