[1] The programme deals with all subjects of maritime interest, from leisure to commercial shipping, as well as fishing and the environment, and is known for encouraging listeners' involvement.
[3] Seascapes is made up of various segments put together by producer Marcus Connaughton in the Cork studio.
These include reports from the RNLI lifeboat service, a correspondent from Ireland's offshore islands, official maritime notices, the inland waterways and a nostalgic look back at marine events from times past.
The 1,000th edition of Seascapes was broadcast in mid-December 2008[4] and featured two recorded programmes from the RNLI's new Irish Headquarters in Swords, County Dublin.
Tom MacSweeney now hosts This Island Nation which is broadcast fortnightly on independent stations.