''The Marian Finucane Show'' was an

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radio programme, presented by

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. It aired Saturday - Sunday at 11:00 to 13:00. According to statistics from 2009, it was then the highest-rating weekend radio show in Ireland. When Finucane was away,

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or Brendan O'Connor presented the programme. Finucane died on 2 January 2020.

History

The show started in 1999 after the retirement of veteran broadcaster Gay Byrne. She had moved from her ''

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'' slot which she had had since the late 1970s. The programme stayed in that early morning slot from 09:00 to 10:00 until 2005. Then the programme was replaced by

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. His new programme '' The Tubridy Show'', was similar in format keeping old items such as her book club. Her programme was then moved to a weekend slot from 11:00 to 13:00. In 2001, the political career of

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minister Joe Jacob was damaged when he was unable to explain to Finucane and her listeners what people should do in the event of a nuclear explosion at Sellafield. The show was discontinued when Finucane died suddenly on the 2 January 2020.

Format

The show began with Finucane's signature tune. She spoke over the music saying:

Hello there, and a very good-morning to you!

When the tune stopped she previewed the

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s of that day. The programme continued on with interviews, human interest stories, consumer and lifestyle news as well as panel discussions on issues of the week. In the second hour, there were typically guests in studio or by telephone link. The show was a public forum for serious issues such as the

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and

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campaign. At the end of the Sunday programme, entertainment journalists previewed the coming week in television and film.

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was a regular contributor to this slot. The programme usually ended at around 12:55 and was followed by a

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from

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marian Finucane Show, The Irish talk radio shows RTÉ Radio 1 programmes