For most of us the sudden onslaught of bad weather meant dragging out last winter's rain-gear, but the concerns of those who live by the fruits of the sea are very different. Anyone facing the ongoing battle with rough weather will remember those lost in previous years. Seascapes (RTE Radio 1, 9.30 p.m., Thursday) meets the widows of fishermen lost at sea.
The Sea's ability to confound is taken up in The Mystery of the Affray (BBC Radio 4, 11 a.m., Monday) which investigates, in two parts, what happened to the HMS Affray which disappeared in April 1951.
It is radio's turn this week to mark Pope John Paul's visit to Ireland, 20 years ago this month. Derek Mooney reflects on the visit, witnessed by over two-and-a-half million people, and listens to some reminiscences in The Documentary on One (RTE Radio 1, 7.05 p.m., Wednesday).
FERGAL KEANE returns for a new series of Resigning Issues (BBC Radio 4, 9 a.m., repeated 9.30 p.m., Tuesday). First up is Will Carling.
ONE of the greatest love stories of all time - F. Scott FitzGerald's The Gre at Gatsby - is read on The Book On One (RTE Radio 1, 2.45 p.m., Monday to Friday) by Bill Roberts.
IN A Giant at my Shoulder (RTE Radio 1, 9.30 p.m., Monday) ICTU president Inez McCormack discusses the impact that Elly Batt, a community activist working on the rubbish dumps of India, has had on her life.
THE SUBJECT of Millennium Masterclass (RTE Radio 1, 9 p.m., Tuesday) is Fear and Trembling by Soren Kierkegaard, translated by Walter Lowrie. E Radio 1, 9 p.m., Tuesday). Commentary by Richard Kearney. TO BE called "King Kelly" or "Kelly Roi" sums it all up - Sean Kelly, that tough, consistent and determined international cyclist. It's no surprise then that he's included in Colm Keane's A Cut Above the Rest (RTE Radio 1, 7.05 p.m., Friday) which focuses on sporting legends.