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Antaine Mac Aoidh

@antainemacaoidh.bsky.social
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Gaeilgeoir agus léiritheoir raidió ar Pick of the Week agus Loose Ends go huaireanta (BBC Radio 4). You sometimes hear me wishing you a good night on Radio Ulster. Cé go n-oibrím don BBC, is iad tuairimí s'agamsa 🏳️‍🌈 sé/é - he/him

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John Angus Spencer-Barnes 🏳️‍🌈 @johnbarnes.org · 15/09/2026
I’m a terrible piper, but I couldn’t resist the opportunity to play on Piper's Brae at Culzean Castle on the Ayrshire coast. It’s linked to the story of a ghostly piper who, on wild and stormy nights, can be heard playing his pipes from the caves under the cliff-top castle.
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A joy to work on this with @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social (even though I was having to have a duvet day every day à la Covid
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Mark Simpson @marksimpson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
If you have a lifeboat station near you there may well also be an RNLI fundraising shop. If not you can find a great range of stuff on their website. shop.rnli.org?srsltid=AfmB...
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Jan Carson @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I’m on Pick of the Week duty this week which means I’ve spent most of the last five days permanently wired up to BBC Radio 4. It’s been a blast. Tune in on Sunday for some top listening recommendations
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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Hiya! A software glitch has meant the radio edit of You’re Dead To Me: Medieval Korea was uploaded to BBC Sounds instead of the 1 hour podcast. Annoying! Luckily, you can watch the full episode in glorious HD on BBC iPlayer, so click this link (UK only) www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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You're Dead to Me - Medieval Korea
Greg Jenner is joined in medieval Korea by Dr John Lee and comedian Erika Ehler to learn all about the Goryeo and Joseon kingdoms.
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pages and pages @pagesandpages.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
this has really helped me, recommend trying if you used to love reading books but now struggle to concentrate on anything that's not the internet
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Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I'm saying it again: I don't care where you find it, or how you manage to create it, but intergenerational queer community and friendships are SO important.
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Lovely to work with @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social this week, the wordsmith he is; particularly with the combo “piss wizard”. Listen now or on R4 at 1815 tomorrow: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Pick of the Week - Jay Hulme - BBC Sounds
Jay Hulme presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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Cethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 29/08/2026
I mean it's probably one of the reasons it failed but there was something charming about how the Dreamcast's biggest games were seemingly designed for ravers.
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Sorry to be a spooky wee bitch but I’m kind of obsessed with this one. Listen if you can. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 Extra - August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury
One day in the life of a house where ghosts of previous occupants are gradually revealed
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Clair Woodward @clairywoowoo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Two truly good people; Haring's estate is still helping people long after his death.
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I’m sorry for using this space so much to promo, but I genuinely mean it when I’m very proud of colleague Rima Ahmed being incredibly vulnerable in this POTW, in memory of her late producer + friend Andy Evans. I think anyone who is or has experienced grief can relate. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Pick of the Week - Rima Ahmed - BBC Sounds
Rima Ahmed presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I’m sorry for using this space so much to promo, but I genuinely mean it when I’m very proud of colleague Rima Ahmed being incredibly vulnerable in this POTW, in memory of her late producer + friend Andy Evans. I think anyone who is or has experienced grief can relate. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Pick of the Week - Rima Ahmed - BBC Sounds
Rima Ahmed presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
please listen to this; I haven’t got so emotional about radio in quite a while www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Illuminated - James Hutton and The Restless Earth - BBC Sounds
Plunge into the abyss of deep geological time with Karine Polwart.
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TG4 @tg4.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
An oíche dheireanach de #Fleadh26 agus beidh scoth na gceoltóirí linn! 🎶 ➡️️ nasc.tg4.tv/Fleadh26 Fleadh26 🎉 Beo ar TG4 & TG4.ie ag 21:30 📺
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Really really proud of this ‘un. If you’re feeling Fleadh FOMO this is the Loose Ends for you, featuring @emmasouthon.bsky.social @bigdirtyfry.bsky.social and much more, + incredible performances from Neil Martin, Dónal O’Connor and Clare Sands. Hup! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #FleadhCheoil
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BBC Radio 4 - Loose Ends, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Michael Fry, Emma Southon, Olivia McVeigh, Dónal O'Connor, Neil Martin, Clare Sands
Stuart Maconie and guests from Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann (All-Ireland Fleadh) in Belfast.
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Mark Simpson @marksimpson.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
#BBCPride at #BelfastPride with @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social and thinking of our friend and colleague Glyn. 🌈
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
slightly obsessed with this news article www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'How I hunted down an Alton Towers swan boat for my home'
Jenny Walker has been determined to find a swan boat similar to that enjoyed as a village landmark.
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
getting real “old man yells at cloud…. about childhood” core on news coverage this week
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Samira Ahmed @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Sad to learn we lost special effects maestro Brian Johnson. Fellow Oscar winning SFX designer Paul Franklin is coming on tonight's BBC Front Row to talk about his importance. 715pm R4 or link after www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Space: 1999 Sci-Fi TV Series Intro
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Tom Hulme @tomhulme.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I have an essay in the Irish Times this weekend reflecting on the intimate practice of writing about queer history in Belfast. Warning: contains pillow talk www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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My search for the stories of gay Belfastmen has taken me to some surprising places
Writing a history of gay Belfast has been an intensely personal and emotional journey
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Len Pennie @lenniesaurus.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Presented Pick of the Week for Radio 4! If our show had a theme it would be community, whether it's about the benefit community infrastructure on mental health outcomes, language throughout communities, or the beauty of coming together to celebrate what matters, like Pride, and faith. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙
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Pick of the Week - Len Pennie - BBC Sounds
Len Pennie presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
You’re Dead To Me Live plays Cardiff (Thursday 9th), Edinburgh (Sunday 12th) and Manchester (Monday 13th) this week — we’re doing a 2 hour romp through the life of Alexander the Great If you’re a student who’d like to come, and you don’t already have a ticket, DM me for a educational discount code
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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The third Mario movie should be a straight adaptation of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead but with Wario and Waluigi.
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Tuatha @tuatha.ie · 05/04/2026
Happy Easter! Here's a medieval rabbit or hare from the Franciscan Friary in Waterford City. With such fancy shoes he must be the Easter Bunny! 🐰 #Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Medieval
A carving of a rabbit (or hare) wearing shoes on a corbel in the medieval franciscan friary in Waterford
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Jan Carson @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
As a lifelong BBC Radio 4 fan could not be happier to tell you all that #FewAndFarBetween will be Book at Bedtime airing every evening at 10:45 for 2 weeks. Beautifully narrated by Tara Lynne O’Neill and expertly produced by Michael Shannon. Listen along live or listen back on BBC Sounds
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Annie Gray @dranniegray.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... This was a lot of fun and my GOD I love radio.
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BBC Radio 4 - Pick of the Week, Dr Annie Gray
Dr Annie Gray presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Not CMAT having Dustin in her pre-concert playlist I can’t
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Well this is no Sophie Ellis-Bextor is it
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Incredibly sad. Her on Out of Doors this year made me weep. ❤️ Such a brilliant life.
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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Happy Wran's Day! The Wren, or Lá An Dreoilín, is still strong in parts of Ireland (notably Kerry), with elements entwined with nature and the pagan roots of this time of year. "Up with the kettle And down with the pan Give us a penny to bury the wran" Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
Digital copy of the original linocut print of the strawboy design (black and white, crosshatched background, featuring someone wearing the straws, with a wren on each side)

#SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Ireland #Art
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Merry Christmas everyone! This is my Christmas gift to you - the gift of audio (or at least one half) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Pick of the Year, Pick of the Year 2025 (Parts 1&2)
Jeanette Winterson presents a selection of audio highlights from 2025 across the BBC.
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John Angus Spencer-Barnes 🏳️‍🌈 @johnbarnes.org · 30/11/2025
This was an unexpected weekend treat. It’s always good to be on BBC Radio Shropshire even at very short notice.
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Alasdair Pettinger @bulldozia.com · 18/11/2025
What a great Pick of the Week from @scouttzofiya.bsky.social with cod-slam poetry, the word 'cistension', the sound of agoraphobia, Walt Whitman, Johnny Cash, an introduction to musique concrète and a closing snippet of strangeness from LINTD: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Pick of the Week, Scout Tzofiya Bolton
Scout Tzofiya Bolton presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
And let’s face it, it’s been a difficult week for us (read between the lines) but if there’s any week I’d suggest listening to PotW, to see the value and the merit of public service broadcasting - what gets me up in the morning - now’s the week to do it. And now I’ll jump off my overturned soap box
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
This week, we hand the mic and the radio schedule to @scouttzofiya.bsky.social - a really lovely mix of poetry, music, and powerful interviews. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Pick of the Week - Scout Tzofiya Bolton - BBC Sounds
Scout Tzofiya Bolton presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 27/10/2025
...........................................Hornet?
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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
I’m covering the Stephen Nolan show on 5 Live tonight (10-1) and feeling extremely betrayed by the clock change
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
The Meeting. Harry Clarke stained glass. National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks Dublin. #Art #Bluesky #Áras25
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
I had the pleasure of being on this week’s Loose Ends, recorded in Belfast, talking about my upcoming tour with The Catenary Wires. Loved listening to my fellow guests, with some great live music thrown in. Here’s a link to our episode: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Loose Ends, Brian Bilston, Chris Smither, Teresa Livingstone, Jolene O'Hara, Stick in the Wheel, AOIBHA
Clive Anderson with chat, music and comedy from the Belfast International Arts Festival.
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James Crawford @jdcrawf.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
My PICK OF THE WEEK! Mexican gothic, railways, distortion, immortalists, unfolding landscapes & JMW Turner ft @petroc.bsky.social, @silviamg.bsky.social, @kermodemovie.bsky.social, @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social, @alekskrotoski.bsky.social, @adamrutherford.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Pick of the Week, James Crawford
James Crawford presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Pick of the Week with @jdcrawf.bsky.social now available on BBC Sounds - www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Pick of the Week - James Crawford - BBC Sounds
James Crawford presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
slurping some chicken soup on this shaky double decker like it’s some sort of sippee cup. Loud music no headphones isn’t the death of public transport etiquette, it’s ME and I am ashamed. Please excommunicate me
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Wrestling, a tale of survival and Stewart Lee in a jacuzzi: all with @robinince.bsky.social and his choices for Pick of the Week this evening at 1815 on R4. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... w/ @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @youngfathers.bsky.social and more #audio #radio
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BBC Radio 4 - Pick of the Week, Robin Ince
Robin Ince presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
right satyr/faun experts where we at I have radio proposals to WRITE!!! ✍️ (also no satyr emoji yet shame on you Unicode)
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Pinner, Polyphemus and a posthumous postcard; all in Pick this evening at 1815, presented by @naomialderman.bsky.social w/ @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @nataliehaynes.bsky.social @elainefeeney.bsky.social and more www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Pick of the Week, Naomi Alderman
Naomi Alderman presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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wade of mutilation @waderockett.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
The Pro Family Forum’s early 80s Satanic Panic pamphlet "Dungeons and Dragons: Only a Game?” has it all: - a great cover - a description of D&D guaranteed to entice 14 year olds - a list of other, “more sophisticated and cruel" fantasy TTRPGs to try
“Dungeons and Dragons: Only a Game?” in a cool fantasy typeface with cool black and white insert art of a spooky castle, a dragon breathing fire, and a sword. It looks like an unofficial third-party small press D&D supplement from 1981. Tell me more about this game!“What is D&D? After extensive research, the Christian Life Ministries concludes: 'DUNGEONS & DRAGONS instead of a game is a teaching on demonology, witchcraft, voodoo, murder, rape, blasphemy, suicide, assassination, insanity, sex perversion, homosexuality, prostitution, Satan worship, gambling, Jungian psychology, barbarism, cannibalism, sadism, desecration, demon summoning, necromantics, divination and many more teachings, brought to you in living color direct from the pit of Hell!!!'"“Other FRP Games: New games are being created, more sophisticated and cruel than the original D&D, such as RuneQuest, Chivalry & Sorcery, Arduin Grimoire, Tunnels and Trolls, etc."
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Rarity. Enterprise selfie 🤳
Scragged looking man with beard wearing glasses. On a train.
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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
I am looking for a parent and fresher to chat to for Money Box Live next Wednesday. In my Ideal Radio Dream World, you’d be willing to audio record yourselves with a phone out shopping for uni stuff at eg supermarket or Ikea. Felicity.hannah@bbc.co.uk is my email - please share if you know someone
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Antaine Mac Aoidh @antainemacaoidh.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Can attest as someone who gets the luck of hearing everything a week in advance - this is 👌
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