@CultureFilePod for all your Culture File podcast updates!

For those who've been looking to hear when a new podcast episode from the Soundsdoable production, CultureFile (broadcast weeknights at 6.40pm on RTE Lyric FM) is available, the answer is nigh. Or at least, near. Just use your favourite Twitter machine to follow:

@CultureFilePod

And then you'll receive updates about the latest files on the RTE Lyric FM Culture File podcast feed:

http://www.rte.ie/lyricfm/culturefile/

Simples!

In Praise of Darkness

The RTE Radio 1 drama, In Praise of Darkness, written by Luke Clancy and produced by Kevin Brew has been shortlisted for the 2010 Prix Europa.

The prize is awarded each year to the best European "radio fiction".

The production has also been nominated in Ireland for this year's PPI award, in the Drama category. Yikes.

Culture File on RTE Lyric FM

The first ever episode of Soundsdoable's new series for RTE Lyric FM will air on September 6th, from 6.40pm.

After that, we will be bringing bulletins every weekdays covering culture in its most expanded definition from exhibitions to books, haunted houses to haunting melodies, food to film.

Culture File is being produced by Soundsdoable for RTE's Independent Radio Productions programme, and will be presented by Luke Clancy.

Podcasts of each night's feature will be available from the RTE Lyric FM site at:

http://www.rte.ie/lyricfm/culturefile/

And the logo looks like this...watch out for it!



Logo design by Clare Bell

Foodtalk Gets World Food Media Nomination

Soundsdoable's BAI / Newstalk production, Foodtalk, is one of seven nominees from around the world for the Radio section of the 2010 World Food Media Awards, which will be presented in Adelaide, Australia in May.

Congratulations to presenters Kevin Thornton and Caroline Hennessy, to food recordist, Chris Watson, and to the many others who worked with us on making the series.

NEW: The Wine Geese

A new 4 part radio documentary series for RTE Lyric FM

Starting on Saturday, 11th July (5.30pm) Soundsdoable's new series, The Wine Geese, will be starting on RTE Lyric FM. Presented by Tomas Clancy, the show looks at the crucial role of Ireland in the global wine trade.

In the first episode, Tomas travels to Fountainstown, Co Cork, to meet wine historian and collector, Ted Murphy, and on to the vineyards of Leoville-Barton, to meet Lillian Barton, descendant of the great wine business genius, Thomas Barton, whose family still run the company that bears their name.


The Wine Geese is supported by the BCI's Sound and Vision scheme.

Foodtalk Podcasts

Now, there is no way that anybody missed any of the episodes of Foodtalk on Newstalk 106-108. But say, maybe, you just wanted to hear them again. Well, the relevant podcast link is:

http://newstalk.ie/newstalk/podcasts/35/foodtalk-on-newstalk.xml

Foodtalk is a new six-part SoundsDoable series starting on Newstalk on Christmas Day.

And like it says on the jar, it's a show all about food, and the people who produce, harvest, rear, cook and eat it.

Each week the show will eavesdrop on chef, Kevin Thornton and food blogger, Caroline Hennesy as they meet in Thornton's Restaurant to talk about everything from their food philosopies, to their latest finds at the Famers' Market.

Special super close up food recordings for the program were made by Chris Watson, with Kevin playing a variety of instruments, from the fish knife to the carcas of venison.

Each week, the conversation will flow around one class of food, from livestock to dairy to food that grows wild around the country

+ Program 1: "Livestock" (Christmas Day)
Kevin Thornton and Caroline Hennessey hunt down some fine meats and
Kevin's project to rear Irish Kobe beef. With guests Jacque Barry from Jacques, Cork and Fingal Ferguson of the Gubbeen Smokehouse, Schull, West Cork


+ Program 2: "Seafood" (New Year's Day)
Kevin Thornton and Caroline Hennessy share their pleasure in eating seafood. With guests Tony Daly from The Lime Tree, Kenmare, and Paul Kelly, Mussel farmer and goldsmith, from Kilmacillogue

+ Programme 3: "Spices" (11th Jan)
Kevin Thornton and Caroline Hennessy marvel at the power of spices. With guests Carmel Somers from Good Things Café, Durrus, Co Cork and Arun Kapil of Green Saffron, Midleton, East Cork


+ Program 4: "Wild Food" (18th Jan)
Kevin Thornton and Caroline Hennessey gather up an armload of free, wild food. With guests Áine Maguire from Kueppersbusch and Seamus Moran of LoTide Gourmet Sea Vegetables, Westport, Co Mayo.

+ Program 5: "Dairy" (25th Jan)
Kevin Thornton and Caroline Hennessey explore all things creamy. With guests Aoibheann McNamara, Ard Bia, Galway and Kieran Murphy from Murphy's Ice Cream, Dingle


+ Programme 6: "Garden" (1st Feb)
Kevin Thornton and Caroline Hennessey marvel at the good things a garden has to offer, and wonders how many more of us will now start to grow our own. With guests Henry Stone from Sha-Roe Bistro, Clonegal, Co. Carlow and Ultan Walshe of Nohoval in Cork, who grows the veg for (among others) Denis Cotter of Café Paradiso.