Sunday with Steven Rainey Episodes Episode guide
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What next for Trump?; A sneak peek into therapy; My My! Abba Through the Ages; What’s so hot about period dramas?
Following his historic criminal trial, what next for Donald Trump?
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Election Fever, Richard Hawley, Stalking, The Grateful Water, Stockpiling for the Apocalypse
Steven meets legendary singer-songwriter Richard Hawley.
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A Modern Cold War, Spotting the Fake, King Charles’ Portrait – triumph or monstrosity?, Willy Vlautin & The Horse
We look to Ukraine and ask are we living through a modern cold war?
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Dr Who, Wild Swimming, Tony Hancock
Michelle Greenidge tells Steven Rainey about joining Team Tardis. Danny Robins on Uncanny
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Galaxy Dance for Eurovision, New Rock New Role, Shakespeare and the Irish, Cloud Seeding
The Galaxy Dance, an animation set amidst a Eurovision contest of the future.
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Tony Christie; Murals of Belfast; Maria McErlane; Keith Duffy; Power Up
Legendary singer Tony Christie on his new single and life after a diagnosis of dementia.
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Deterring Armageddon; Mental Health and Big Mood; 60 years of Pink Panther; Power Up
Journalist Peter Apps and his guide for understanding Nato on its 75th anniversary.
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Remembering Kurt Cobain
Steven looks back at the life and death of Nirvana star Kurt Cobain.
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Steven Rainey’s Easter Meltdown
Steven takes an alternative look at the challenges of the 2020s and finds some answers.
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Presented by Claire Graham: Women on the Verge of HRT; Cocaine Cowboys; The Other Significant Others; Sportstopia
Playwright Marie Jones is set to revive her comedy classic Women on the Verge of HRT.
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Presented by Mark Devenport: St Patrick’s Day in Montserrat; Baltimore and Rose Dugdale; Alasdair Beckett-King
To Montserrat where they celebrate a unique type of St Patrick’s Day.
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Henry Normal & Nigel Planer; Tony Curran; Movie Cameos; Dom Wood & DIY
Henry Normal and Nigel Planer unite in poetry as part of the Imagine Festival.
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The Role of Satire; A Hundred to One; Dragon Den’s Sarah Willingham
The Role of Satire with comedian Tim McGarry as Give My Head Peace goes on tour.
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American Mother; Robot for the Lonely; Spitting Image at 40; Martin Compston
Diane Foley and Colum McCann on the life and death of murdered journalist James Foley.
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True Detectives and Paradise ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖs
Steven chats to Alan Cumming about a black squirrel, and the perfect place for a bath.
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The Perils of Crypto; Belfast Feeling the Heat; One Day for Valentine’s; Science Fiction Zardoz at 50; Mummy & Me
The unknown territory of cryptocurrency and Belfast 'Feeling the Heat' of global warming.
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Elon Musk's computerised brain, The Iron Claw, the UK Covid Inquiry, and Mickybo and Me
As Elon Musk implants a chip into a human brain, will our minds still be ours?
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Georgia's Stolen Children; Finders Keepers; The Colour Purple; Sid Vicious Revisited
Georgia's stolen children; finders keepers; The Colour Purple; Sid Vicious revisited.
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Wilderness with Simon Reeve; 40 years of Relax; Donald Trump’s campaign latest; The Holdovers
Adventurer Simon Reeve on his new TV series, Wilderness.
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Traitor or Faithful; MasterChef's Monica Galetti; Technical Innovations for 2024; David Ayers and The Beekeeper
Liar liar – the theory behind lying plus the technology predictions of 2024.
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Ready for Lift Off!; They Think It’s All Sober; Conor MacNeill and The Tourist; Mickey Mouse Copyright; Remembering David Soul
Ready for Lift Off! Rosemary Coogan on training as an astronaut.
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Steven Rainey’s New Year’s Eve Takeaway
Steven looks back (and forward) for this New Year musical celebration.
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Christmas Takeaway
Steven goes off the beaten path to present a selection of his musical festive favourites.
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Bah Humbug! – the timelessness of A Christmas Carol; comedian Katherine Ryan’s Christmas movies; the Neuroscience of Christmas
Bah Humbug! – the enduring appeal of the classic Dickens story in film and TV.
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Wonka Music; Living the Beatles Legend; Science of the Thermostat; Snow Girl; Rizz or Charisma?
Wonka director Paul King and musician Neil Hannon on the new musical fantasy.
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Shane MacGowan Tribute; On Game with Martin Kemp; Disney’s 100 Year Wish; Anthea & Wendy Turner; the Elgin Marbles
Tribute to The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan.
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'The Rise' of Ian Rankin; Spacechips; The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ 100 Women 2023; Legendary actor Sam Kydd; the disappearance of Agatha Christie
'The Rise' of bestselling novelist Ian Rankin and his new thriller.
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19/11/2023
Doctor Who - The Time Lord at 60 and Lights, Camera, Napoleon with producer Mark Huffam.
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Astronaut and author Chris Hadfield; the future of self-driving vehicles
Astronaut and now author Chris Hadfield on his new book, The Defector.
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Mark Thomas, The Gender Pain Gap, the challenge of Independent Cinema, and the Return of The Beatles
Comedian Mark Thomas is old enough for his bus pass, but his new play has him fired up.