Inside The Department of Ultimology Radio Essay
This radio essay was produced by RTÉ's Drama On One and supported by the Broadcast Authority of Ireland, and broadcast twice in 2019.
Ultimology is the study of endings, and the essay ranges across multiple disciplines; history of art, communications technologies, linguistics, the climate emergency, the history of disease and personal stories. The programme features an original score by Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, and contributions by Isabel Nolan, Luna Dolezal, Jessica Foley, Ross Perlin, Dora Vargha, Laura Nsengiyumva, and Salim Kajani.
The essay is scripted by Fiona Hallinan and Barry Edward Fitzgerald, narrated and directed by Fiona Hallinan and Kate Strain and produced by Kevin Brew, with sound design by Damian Chennells and Ciarán Cullen.
The hour-long feature was broadcast in the RTÉ Drama On One slot (Sundays 8pm, RTÉ Radio 1) on 6th October with a repeat broadcast on 10th November (to coincide with RTÉ's week-long focus on the climate emergency).
'Inside The Department of Ultimology' is available to stream online at https://www.rte.ie/culture/2019/1002/1080706-drama-on-one-inside-the-department-of-ultimology/
