Monday
Rattlebag (RTE Radio 1, 2.45 p.m; repeated 11.10 p.m.) Recording of the public interview today in the Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel with Pulitzer prize-winning author Richard Ford, hosted by Myles Dungan.
The Truth About the Olympics (BBC Radio 5 Live) Andrew Jennings presents a series of hard-hitting reports into the politics and corruption behind the Olympic rings.
Tuesday
The New World of War (BBC Radio 4, 8 p.m.) Three pairs of linked programmes which explore how nations wage war.
The Afternoon Play (BBC Radio 4, 2.15 p.m.) Another chance to hear Patricia Hodge in the one-woman play The Captain's Wife by Julie Ace.
Wednesday
The Sunset Concert (Lyric fm, 9.30 p.m.)
Baroque ensemble Red Priest. E Radio 1, 10 p.m.) Highlights from a concert recorded in June at Vicar Streeet, Dublin with singer-songwriter, Juliet Turner.
The Ocean Planet (BBC Radio 4, 9 p.m.) Prof Jacquie McGlade introduces a powerful and authoritative series examining the state of the oceans.
Thursday
Getting Into College (RTE Radio 1, 7.05 p.m.) Teri Garvey presents the annual phone-in on all aspects of getting into college. Callers can contact the show on 1850-715900 and lines are open from 6 p.m.
Nimmo Twins - A Stiff Upper Lip (BBC Radio 4, 6.30 p.m.) A new series of six comedy playhouses, written by Karl Minns.
Friday
Proms 2000 (BBC Radio 3, 7 p.m.) The return of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, an Fischer - Fischer conducts the programme which opens with includes Wagner's Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey.
The Friday Play (BBC Radio 4, 9 p.m.) The Coup by Steve Chambers is set on a hot week in August 1991 when two brothers' worlds fall apart.