Monday
Fionn at the Opera (RTE Radio 1, 10 p.m.) Fionn O'Leary takes a look at Verdi's and some of its best recordings.
The Truth About the Olympics (BBC Radio 5 Live, 7.35 p.m.)
Andrew Jennings, author of the recently published The Great Olympic Swindle, presents the second part of his documentary on corruption.
Tuesday
Plant Life (RTE Radio 1, 10 p.m.) The final programme looks at tulips, which centuries ago changed hands for a fortune. The New World of War (BBC Radio 4, 8 p.m.) Gerry Bortham considers the risks from germ warfare.
Wednesday
This Place Speaks to Me (RTE Radio 1, 7.05 p.m.) Ballyferriter priest Tomas O Caoimh and conservation architect Grellan Rourke visit and capture the spiritual atmosphere of Tobar na Molt, Co Kerry. In Concert (RTE Radio 10 p.m.) Twelve contestants compete at the ninth Dun Laoghaire Song Contest compered by Larry Gogan.
Thursday
Dialogue (RTE Radio 1, 7.05 p.m.) John Campbell talks to Andy O'Mahony about Margaret Thatcher's early years.
Afternoon Play: Fantastic Smyphony: Symphony: An Episode in the Life of an Artist (BBC Radio 4, 2.15 p.m.) Charting the story of Berlioz's dogged pursuit of Harriet, inspired by the composer's memoirs, diaries and letters.
Friday
Soundtrack of the Century (RTE Radio 1, 10 p.m.) This week Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech, the death of Robert Kennedy.
The Afternoon Play (BBC Radio 4, 2,15 p.m.) The most famous march of all - the Jarrow March - is the subject of A Woman's Walk is Never Done by Alex Ferguson.
Blackpool Illuminations (BBC Radio 2, 8.30 a.m.) Pop sensations Westlife flick the switch to kick off the world-famous Balckpool Illuminations.