Sunday with Miriam

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Sunday with Miriam
GenreTalk
Running time50 minutes
Country of origin Ireland
Language(s) English
Home station RTÉ Radio 1
Hosted by Miriam O'Callaghan
Produced byYetti Redmond
Liz Sweeney
Claire Prior [1]
Seamus Hosey [1]
Recording studio Donnybrook, Dublin
Original release11 July 2009 
present
Website Official website
Podcast Podcast

Sunday with Miriam (previously Miriam Meets...) is an Irish radio talk show. The programme began initially in July 2009, as a summer filler, presented by Prime Time and Saturday Night with Miriam presenter Miriam O'Callaghan. The show is broadcast on a Sunday morning.

Contents

In August 2009, it was announced the programme will have a permanent slot on a Sunday morning, just before The Marian Finucane Show . [2] [3] The programme is sponsored by Irish Ferries. [4]

History

Miriam Meets.. originally began an eight-week run, to fill in for Eamon Dunphy's Conversations with Eamon Dunphy , while he had summer holidays. [5] Dunphy later announced he would cease presenting the programme. [6] RTÉ confirmed in August 2009, that the programme would move to a permanent home on Sunday's at 10.00. [2]

Format

The programme has similarities to Dunphy's programme, but features two guests compared to one. [7] The two guests are connected through "love, life or family ties". Like Conversations with Eamon Dunphy, the guests are asked to request three pieces of music. [1]

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