Despite Donald Trump's best efforts, Joe Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States of America on January 20th 2021. One of the performers booked for the day is leading Irish violinist, Patricia Treacy who is on the line to have a chat with Dave about how she got the gig!

Consultant in Infectious Diseases at the Mater Hospital & UCD Jack Lambert spoke about the Covid vaccines.

Brian MacCraith, the former President of DCU, was appointed as chair of the future of media commission a year ago and in the last week was asked to head up the task force for rollout of the Covid-19 vaccines.

This week the Taoiseach said a vaccine could be cleared for use here by the second half of December so Brian is in for a busy few months.

News correspondent with Independent News, Ellen Coyne, joined us on Saturday morning to talk about the stories that propped up the week! We are coming to the end of our level 5 restrictions but our numbers are still high. Ellen also spoke about the large file-sharing of explicit images of thousands of Irish women without consent.

On this week’s Countrywide, remembering Bloody Sunday, fostering on the farm, Seamus O’Rourke and his hard border, farmers fitness and our love of eggs.

This week on Playback. We’re within spitting distance of the end of Level 5 – or are we? We crunch the latest Covid numbers. Hopping fleas, travelling rats and hungry elephants – we hear about creatures galore on the airwaves. And Joe Duffy gives Eminem a run for his money – kind of. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

95% agreement but the remaining 5% is what has been causing all the problems: Level Playing Field, fisheries & governance. With days left to get agreement is another, provisional solution on the cards? Europe Editor Tony Connelly, London

This year’s Dublin Book Festival includes other literary festivals such as Murder One, the Irish Crime Writing Festival. Founder of Murder One, Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin known to her readers as Sam Blake, authors, Andrea Carter and Jane Casey choose their favourite classic crime novel and how it has influenced their work. Dublinbookfestival.com

Plus Stephen Kenny's video and Dryrobes

With Marie & Donncha.

Lisa Fallon and Alan Cawley discuss the FAI 's so-called drama; Declan Browne, Brian Farrell and Niall Moran preview the weekend's GAA! Game On.