Pat Shortt's Music From D'Telly

The first programme in Pat Shortt's archive odyssey features a glittering array of musical memories mined from five decades of music making. Fans of Mod main man Paul Weller will be eager to catch The Jam on their only RTÉ appearance, back in 1978, when they performed 'Down at the Tube Station at Midnight'. We'll hear from the iconic Johnny Cash describing how his classic 'Forty Shades of Green' came about and Nanci Griffith unveils 'From a Distance' on her very first Irish appearance. Christy Moore mesmerises an Abbey Tavern audience, we have rarely seen performances by Joe Dolan with the RTE Concert Orchestra and we'll be hearing about Big Tom Mc Bride's defection from The Mainliners to The Travellers, a moment as cataclysmic for his fans as Zayn leaving One Direction!

Episode Two of Pat Shortt's trawl through RTÉ television music archives has unearthed gems from: The Smiths, David Gates performing two of his biggest hits, including ‘Guitar Man’, Maura O’Connell, Ella Fitzgerald, Paul Brady and from Dublin’s National Stadium some rarely seen concert footage from the legendary Neil Sedaka.

In episode three of Pat Shortt's trawl through RTÉ television music archives we go country with clips from Dolly Parton and Kris Kristofferson.

Variety is the order of the day as Pat Shortt discovers footage of everyone from Debbie Harry to Christy Hennessy.

Rare footage of Joan Armatrading from the RTÉ archives tonight as Pat Shortt continues to trawl for the best music clips from 60 years of television.

From rocker Rod Steward to housewives' favourite Val Doonican, Pat Shortt unearth's some real gems from the RTÉ music archives in episode six.

The much-loved Rory Gallagher features in this week's episode as Pat Shortt continues to unearth the hidden gems in the RTÉ music archives.

The last episode of Pat Shortt's Music from D'Telly celebrates all things Irish with performance from everyone from The Cranberries to Paul Brady.