RTÉ - Marian Finucane

Pat Shortt is in studio with some of his favourite comedy clips 

Children tend to be bombarded with technology at Christmas.  But there’s nothing more special than seeing the enjoyment and enthusiasm of a child reading a book. In studio with their favourite picks are poet and children’s author Enda Wyley and Lecturer in Children’s Writing Robert Dunbar

Leo Varadkar, Minister for Health - Stephen Donnelly, Social Democrats TD for Wicklow/East Carlow - Derek Deane, IFA County Chairman for Carlow & former Deputy President - Catherine Heaney, Founder & Managing Dir of DHR Communications & Claire Mahon, President of the Irish Nursing & Midwives Organisation.

David Cameron has made his case for airstrikes in Syria & next week the House of Commons will vote. Joining Marian from London is Chris Woods an investigative journalist who runs the website airwars.org

Panel discuss the issue of the 8th Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland.

Bestselling author John Le Carré has written number of titles including 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' - 'The Spy Who Came In from The Cold' & joining Marian from the BBC in Bristol is Adam Sisman, who has written a book about John Le Carré.

The 1916 Centenary celebrations are upon us & many people are wondering about what their own families did during the Rising. Joining Marian in Studio is Frank Shouldice, who found out his grandfather was a sniper in 1916. His own father, also Frank, is in studio this morning.

Environment Editor with the Irish Independent Paul Melia talks about access burglers have to rural Ireland through the motorway network.

Marian is joined by Richard Donovan, Sarah Griffin, Karen O'Reilly and Ciara Kenny who have returned to Ireland and Ciara Kenny of the Irish Times who curates the section Generation Emigration.

Labour Part TD Willie Penrose joins Marian on the line to talk about panic attacks.

Pat Bergin who is Campus Manager at Oberstown House detention centre joins Marian in studio.

Organisational Psychologist Patricia Murphy joins Marian in studio to talk about the do's and don'ts of a work Christmas party.

Director of the 'Skin Sciences Centre' at the University of Bradford, Professor Desmond Tobin joins Marian in studio.

The Panel: David McWilliams - Economist & Professor TCD Business School, Stephen McNamara - Communications Director,IRFU, Cathy Kelly - Author & UNICEF Ambassador, Susan Mitchell - Health Editor – Sunday Business Post, Colm Doyle - Retired Irish Army Colonel

Professor of Psychology in TCD Ian Robertson joins Marian in studio.