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There was a time when the Christmas Number 1 single was a hotly contested battle but is it still relevant in the world of streaming and what is the history of the Irish Christmas number 1? Sean was joined by Kirsty Blake-Knox, Columnist with Irish Independent to discuss...

Why haven’t we had a decent Christmas movie in the last 20 years? Sean was joined by Tom A Christie, a cinema historian and the author of “The Golden Age of Christmas Movies” and “A Totally Bodacious Nineties Christmas”...

Now, while most people will be setting the timer on the over on Christmas Day, and no doubt sweating over getting the turkey just right, there is another option, just throw the entire Christmas dinner in the air fryer. Sean was joined by Pat Whelan from James Whelan Butchers...

When it comes to basic car maintenance knowledge, a recent survey finds that 45% of us don’t know how to change a tyre, 35% can’t find the fan belt and 13% don’t even know how to open the bonnet! Sean was joined by Dave Humphreys, Motoring Journalist from CompleteCar.ie…

This year the annual RDS Christmas Dinner will feed over 5000 people. But what is the history and logistics of this very old tradition? Sean was joined by Adrian King from the Knights of the Order of St. Columbanus and Member of the Organising Committee of the Annual RDS Christmas Dinner...

Next month marks the 35th anniversary of the Lockerbie Bombing, when 270 people were killed in the UK’s worst ever terrorist attack. Sky documentaries has a new multi-part series which re-examines this extraordinary event. Sean was joined by director, John Dower, whose work is known to Irish audiences having previously directed the Netflix series about Sophie Toscan du Plantier... 

Christmas shopping is in full swing but spare a thought for the shop assistants who have to listen to Christmas pop music on repeat all day long. How do they cope? Henry McKean joined Sean to discuss...

An exhibition in the works for the past year is now on display. It’s called ‘They Gave The Walls A Talking’ and honours the extraordinary story of The Pogues and Shane MacGowan at EPIC The Irish Immigration Museum, developed in collaboration with Hot Press. Sean was joined by Stuart Clarke, Deputy Editor of Hot Press…

While your average lion, elephant and monkey emojis are a dime a dozen, less fashionable life forms, such as flat worms and bacteria are much more difficult to come across in emoji form. Now there is a major push to increase their biodiversity. Joining me now is Stefano Mammola, a post-doctorate ecologist in Italy... 

As we approach the peak of their busiest season, one Kildare farm is bustling with preparation, readying turkeys for our Christmas dinners.Sean was joined by Billy Gray, the Owner of Feighcullen Farm, a haven for sustainable poultry farming of ducks, chickens, turkeys, and geese.