Joyce’s The Dead new app & reading by Barry McGovern
Athena Media has been working with the UCD Humanities Institute and Vermillion Design on the creation of a new free iPad app launched January 6th, available now from iTunes, the app allows old and new audiences to enjoy Joyce's short story "The Dead" in an easily accessible and highly interactive way. The app read more …
Get Off The Couch!
Here are some video podcasts from Athena Media's recent production "Get Off The Couch!" which aired from 24th October to the 28th of November on Setanta Ireland, made with the support of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. "Get Off The Couch!" was presented by Teena Gates who led a team of 6 participants, read more …
Full six part series of Citizens: Lockout 1913-2013 now online as podcasts with additional content
A six part documentary series narrating the events that led to the landmark labour versus capital conflict in Dublin in 1913. This series that was aired on RTÉ Radio 1 during August and September, explored the leaders on both sides and questioned the legacy of Lockout 1913 for Ireland today. Citizens: read more …
Herosongs: Where History and Song Meet Sundays at 7pm on RTÉ Radio 1
Is our connection with the past, and who we think of as heroes, best told by song rather than by history books? What makes a hero and how important has song been in shaping the popular image of that time, and that hero? And in Ireland does failure rather than triumph define heroism? Across the read more …
