Sunday Miscellany 2026: Exploring Ritual Through New Writing

New writing (from Miscellany 50: The Archives, a special series celebrating the writing Sunday Miscellany featured in its first 50 years. This programme focused on the theme of 'ritual'): My Confirmation Coat, by Hilda Murphy (from 1990) Moroccan Party by Nuala O'Faoláin (from 1969) Innocence and Incense by Eamon Keane (from 1989) Aunt Ess by Margaret Hawkins (from 2009) Light of My Life by Paul Dwyer (from 2004) Marriage by Candlelight by Sinead McCoole (from 2004) Biddy In the City by Tadhg Ó Dubhláine (from 1998) Music: Sunburst, by Andrew York, played on guitar by John Williams Moorish Dance, from Bob Stewart Hungarian Rhapsody number 4 in E Flat, by Liszt, played by Misha Dichter Dublinesque, composed by Billy Joel and performed by Richard Joo Jingo Jango by Bert Kaempfert Sonata de Voyage Part 1 and 2, composed and performed hy Gerard de Torikien