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The Book ShowMy Biggest Book 05 | Roddy Doyle on The CommitmentsIn this episode of My Biggest Book, where prominent authors reminisce about the book that defined their career, Roddy Doyle reflects on the times and difficulties of publishing The Commitments.A comic novel about a group of Irish youth who form a soul band, it's a brash and honest portrayal of working-class Dublin. It was rejected by numerous publishers, but Roddy persisted by self publishing.The Commitments became a hit, was made into a successful film and stage play. It also formed a trilogy about the same community, including The Snapper and The Van.
2025-02-1534 min
Heroes & Humans of FootballLive with Roddy Doyle: Roy Keane, Chelsea, Ireland & moreOur first-ever live show, recorded at the Kilkenomics Economics & Comedy Festival in Kilkenny, Ireland. The sold-out event saw Simon and Mehreen take to the stage, discussing all things football with the prize-winning author Roddy Doyle.Die-hard Chelsea fan Doyle spoke with H&H for over an hour, where they discussed topics such as:
Doyle's lifelong connection to Chelsea Football Club, its fan base, and Mehreen's experiences as a British Asian Chelsea fan
The role of football in Irish identity and culture—from traditionally supporting English cups to the legacy of the 1990 World Cup
The glo...
2024-12-101h 02
The Book ShowRoddy Doyle and the character who's stayed with himBooker Prize winner Roddy Doyle returns to the character Paula Spencer who first appeared in his fiction in the 1990s, we visit author of The Wedding Forecast Nina Kenwood in her seaside childhood home and Michelle de Kretser pushes the boundaries of fiction in Theory and Practice. Roddy Doyle is an Irish novelist and Booker Prize winner (Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha). His latest novel is the last in a trio of books that he began almost 30 years ago. In 1996 he published The Woman Who Walked into Doors, where he introduced the character of Paula Spencer. Paula wa...
2024-11-1854 min
Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion FanningFree State Interviews: Dion talks to author Roddy DoyleRoddy Doyle is the great chronicler of Dublin in our time. On the latest Free State special, he talks to Dion about working with Roy Keane, the housing crisis and an encounter in a toilet with Liam Gallagher. Doyle’s new book The Women Behind the Door has been nominated for an A Post Irish Book Award. Doyle talks about his long journey with the main character Paula Spencer from the seminal series Family to today. He remembers the abuse he and his mother received at the time. He also explains why death threats aren’t what they used to b...
2024-10-261h 05
Don’t Miss This Unforgettable Full Audiobook — Perfect While Cooking.The Women Behind the Door by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733678to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Women Behind the Door
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Ger Ryan
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 44 minutes
Release date: September 12, 2024
Genres: Drama
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. Booker-Prize winner Roddy Doyle’s spectacular return to his iconic character, Paula Spencer. At sixty-six, Paula Spencer – mother, grandmother, widow, addict, survivor – is finally living her life. A job at the dry cleaners she enjoys, a man – Joe – with whom she shares what she wants, friends who see her for who she is, and four grown children, now with families and petty...
2024-09-128h 44Don’t Miss A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Thrilling.The Women Behind the Door by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733678to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Women Behind the Door
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Ger Ryan
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 44 minutes
Release date: September 12, 2024
Genres: Contemporary Women
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. Booker-Prize winner Roddy Doyle’s spectacular return to his iconic character, Paula Spencer. At sixty-six, Paula Spencer – mother, grandmother, widow, addict, survivor – is finally living her life. A job at the dry cleaners she enjoys, a man – Joe – with whom she shares what she wants, friends who see her for who she is, and four grown children, now with families a...
2024-09-128h 44
Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaThe Women Behind the Door by Roddy DoylePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733678 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Women Behind the Door Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Ger Ryan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: September 12, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Booker-Prize winner Roddy Doyle’s spectacular return to his iconic character, Paula Spencer. At sixty-six, Paula Spencer – mother, grandmother, widow, addict, survivor – is finally living her life. A job at the dry cleaners she enjoys, a man – Joe – with whom she shares what she wants, friends who see her for who she is, and four grown children, now with families a...
2024-09-1205 minListen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenThe Women Behind the Door by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733678to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Women Behind the Door
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Ger Ryan
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 44 minutes
Release date: September 12, 2024
Genres: Contemporary Women
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. Booker-Prize winner Roddy Doyle’s spectacular return to his iconic character, Paula Spencer. At sixty-six, Paula Spencer – mother, grandmother, widow, addict, survivor – is finally living her life. A job at the dry cleaners she enjoys, a man – Joe – with whom she shares what she wants, friends who see her for who she is, and four grown children, now with families a...
2024-09-128h 44
Listen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenThe Women Behind the Door by Roddy DoylePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733678 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Women Behind the Door Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Ger Ryan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: September 12, 2024 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Booker-Prize winner Roddy Doyle’s spectacular return to his iconic character, Paula Spencer. At sixty-six, Paula Spencer – mother, grandmother, widow, addict, survivor – is finally living her life. A job at the dry cleaners she enjoys, a man – Joe – with whom she shares what she wants, friends who see her for who she is, and four grown children, now with famil...
2024-09-1205 min
Step Inside A Breakthrough Full Audiobook On Your Commute.The Women Behind the Door: A Novel by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739028to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Women Behind the Door: A Novel
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Ger Ryan
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 44 minutes
Release date: September 10, 2024
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
“A showdown between mother and daughter that is about as emotionally painful as it gets.” —Fiona Maazel, The New York Times A powerful, moving mother-daughter story filled with struggle and redemption by Booker-Prize winning author Roddy Doyle At sixty-six, Paula Spencer—mother, grandmother, widow, addict, survivor—has finally started to live her life. She has a job at the dry cleaners she enjoys, her...
2024-09-108h 44Savor The Full Audiobook That Keeps Thriller Fans Hooked.The Women Behind the Door: A Novel by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739028to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Women Behind the Door: A Novel
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Ger Ryan
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 44 minutes
Release date: September 10, 2024
Genres: Contemporary Women
Publisher's Summary:
“A showdown between mother and daughter that is about as emotionally painful as it gets.” —Fiona Maazel, The New York Times A powerful, moving mother-daughter story filled with struggle and redemption by Booker-Prize winning author Roddy Doyle At sixty-six, Paula Spencer—mother, grandmother, widow, addict, survivor—has finally started to live her life. She has a job at the dry cleaners she enjoys, her...
2024-09-108h 44
Bind Pack of Full Audiobooks in Self Development, Health & WellnessWomen Behind the Door: A Novel - Roddy DoyleListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://epod.spaceTitle: Women Behind the Door: A NovelAuthor: Roddy DoyleNarrator: Ger RyanFormat: UnabridgedLength: 8:44:21Language: EnglishRelease date: 09-10-2024Publisher: Knopf CanadaGenres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Psychological, Contemporary Women, Family LifeSummary:Booker Prize–winner Roddy Doyle’s spectacular return to his iconic character, Paula Spencer, whom he originated in the groundbreaking The Woman Who Walked Into Doors and its follow-up, Paula Spencer.
At sixty-six, Paula Spencer—mother, grandmother, widow...
2024-09-108h 44Get Latest Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionThe Women Behind the Door: A Novel by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739028to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Women Behind the Door: A Novel
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Ger Ryan
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 44 minutes
Release date: September 10, 2024
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
“A showdown between mother and daughter that is about as emotionally painful as it gets.” —Fiona Maazel, The New York Times A powerful, moving mother-daughter story filled with struggle and redemption by Booker-Prize winning author Roddy Doyle At sixty-six, Paula Spencer—mother, grandmother, widow, addict, survivor—has finally started to live her life. She has a job at the dry cleaners she enjoys, her...
2024-09-108h 44
Listen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenThe Women Behind the Door: A Novel by Roddy DoylePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739028 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Women Behind the Door: A Novel Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Ger Ryan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: September 10, 2024 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “A showdown between mother and daughter that is about as emotionally painful as it gets.” —Fiona Maazel, The New York Times A powerful, moving mother-daughter story filled with struggle and redemption by Booker-Prize winning author Roddy Doyle At sixty-six, Paula Spencer—mother, grandmother, widow, addict, survivor—has finally started to live her life. She has a job at the dry cleaners she enjoys...
2024-09-1010 minListen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenThe Women Behind the Door: A Novel by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739028to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Women Behind the Door: A Novel
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Ger Ryan
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 44 minutes
Release date: September 10, 2024
Genres: Contemporary Women
Publisher's Summary:
“A showdown between mother and daughter that is about as emotionally painful as it gets.” —Fiona Maazel, The New York Times A powerful, moving mother-daughter story filled with struggle and redemption by Booker-Prize winning author Roddy Doyle At sixty-six, Paula Spencer—mother, grandmother, widow, addict, survivor—has finally started to live her life. She has a job at the dry cleaners she enjoys, her...
2024-09-108h 44
PublinA Pint In Barrytown: Pubs In The Work Of Roddy Doyle, Part 1Author of The Commitments, The Snapper, The Van, and many more award winning books, Roddy Doyle captures the voice of working class Dublin like no other. So many of his works include depictions of the Dublin pub that we decided to put together a comprehensive guide to pubs in the work of Roddy Doyle. From the local Barrytown pub, The Hikers Rest, to the city centre pub that Jimmy and Bimbo declare to have the best pint in Dublin. The pubs, the conversations and the Irish drinking philosophy.This is part one and features The Barrytown...
2023-03-2339 min
6 PhotographsRoddy DoyleMy guest today is the writer Roddy Doyle. Roddy has written lots of books. Every time I tried to count them, those little thumbnails on Google, I got a different number, but I think I'm safe enough to say over 50, since he first published The Commitments in 1987, including the Booker prize winning Paddy Clarke Ha Ha HaAs well as the books, he's written screenplays for the films of The Snapper, The Van, Family and When Brendan met Trudy and he co-wrote the screenplay for The Commitments movie, he's also written for the stage and as plays...
2022-09-2258 min
Get Lost In An Sensational Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.[German] - Lächeln by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/712861to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [German] - Lächeln
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Stephan Schad
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 8 minutes
Release date: September 21, 2022
Genres: Psychological
Publisher's Summary:
Gerade in eine neue Wohnung gezogen und zum ersten Mal seit Jahren allein, geht Victor Forde in Donnelly's Pub auf ein Bier. Dort bekommt er Gesellschaft. Ein Mann in Shorts und rosa Hemd, stellt sich als Fitzpatrick vor und setzt sich zu ihm. Er kennt Victors Namen und erinnert sich an ihre gemeinsame Schulzeit. Victor mag ihn nicht. Auch mag er die alten Geschichten über ihre Ze...
2022-09-217h 08Indulge In An Immersive Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.[German] - Lächeln by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/712861to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [German] - Lächeln
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Stephan Schad
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 8 minutes
Release date: September 21, 2022
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
Gerade in eine neue Wohnung gezogen und zum ersten Mal seit Jahren allein, geht Victor Forde in Donnelly's Pub auf ein Bier. Dort bekommt er Gesellschaft. Ein Mann in Shorts und rosa Hemd, stellt sich als Fitzpatrick vor und setzt sich zu ihm. Er kennt Victors Namen und erinnert sich an ihre gemeinsame Schulzeit. Victor mag ihn nicht. Auch mag er die alten Geschichten über ih...
2022-09-217h 08Access Top-Rated Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary Fiction[German] - Lächeln by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/712861to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [German] - Lächeln
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Stephan Schad
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 8 minutes
Release date: September 21, 2022
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
Gerade in eine neue Wohnung gezogen und zum ersten Mal seit Jahren allein, geht Victor Forde in Donnelly's Pub auf ein Bier. Dort bekommt er Gesellschaft. Ein Mann in Shorts und rosa Hemd, stellt sich als Fitzpatrick vor und setzt sich zu ihm. Er kennt Victors Namen und erinnert sich an ihre gemeinsame Schulzeit. Victor mag ihn nicht. Auch mag er die alten Geschichten über ih...
2022-09-217h 08Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Psychological[German] - Lächeln by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/712861to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [German] - Lächeln
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Stephan Schad
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 8 minutes
Release date: September 21, 2022
Genres: Psychological
Publisher's Summary:
Gerade in eine neue Wohnung gezogen und zum ersten Mal seit Jahren allein, geht Victor Forde in Donnelly's Pub auf ein Bier. Dort bekommt er Gesellschaft. Ein Mann in Shorts und rosa Hemd, stellt sich als Fitzpatrick vor und setzt sich zu ihm. Er kennt Victors Namen und erinnert sich an ihre gemeinsame Schulzeit. Victor mag ihn nicht. Auch mag er die alten Geschichten über ihre Ze...
2022-09-217h 08
Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Psychological[German] - Lächeln by Roddy DoylePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/712861 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Lächeln Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Stephan Schad Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: September 21, 2022 Genres: Psychological Publisher's Summary: Gerade in eine neue Wohnung gezogen und zum ersten Mal seit Jahren allein, geht Victor Forde in Donnelly's Pub auf ein Bier. Dort bekommt er Gesellschaft. Ein Mann in Shorts und rosa Hemd, stellt sich als Fitzpatrick vor und setzt sich zu ihm. Er kennt Victors Namen und erinnert sich an ihre gemeinsame Schulzeit. Victor mag ihn nicht. Auch mag er die alten Geschichten über ih...
2022-09-2103 minFind Playlist of Full Audiobooks in Self Development, Health & WellnessLächeln - Roddy DoyleHören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos beihttps://epod.spaceTitel: LächelnAutor: Roddy DoyleErzähler: Stephan SchadFormat: UnabridgedSpieldauer: 7:08:12Sprache: DeutschVeröffentlichungsdatum: 09-21-2022Herausgeber: BookwireKategorien: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Literary Fiction, PsychologicalZusammenfassung:Gerade in eine neue Wohnung gezogen und zum ersten Mal seit Jahren allein, geht Victor Forde in Donnelly's Pub auf ein Bier. Dort bekommt er Gesellschaft. Ein Mann in Shorts und rosa Hemd, stellt sich als Fitzpatrick vor und setzt sich zu ihm...
2022-09-217h 08
Changes with Annie MacmanusRoddy DoyleRoddy Doyle is a cultural beacon of Ireland and an absolute joy to listen to. In this episode the renowned novelist speaks to Annie about art, identity, growing older and a changing Ireland. Roddy won the Booker Prize in 1993 for his seminal novel Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, and is the author of eleven acclaimed novels including The Commitments, The Snapper,The Van and Smile. Roddy grew up in Dublin in the 60s and talks in this episode about his really uncomfortable experience of attending a Christian Brothers School in Ireland and how that shaped him...
2022-05-2345 min
Embrace: This Next-Level Full Audiobook For Curious Minds.Life Without Children: Stories by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531777to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Life Without Children: Stories
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Roddy Doyle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 53 minutes
Release date: February 22, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Short Stories
Publisher's Summary:
“[Doyle] imparts a sense of poignancy and glimpses of happiness, of grief and loss and small moments of connection . . . you’re left feeling close to dazzled.” —Daphne Merkin, New York Times Book Review A brilliantly warm and witty portrait of our pandemic lives, told in ten heartrending short stories, from the Booker Prize–winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha Love...
2022-02-224h 53Escape To A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Riveting.Life Without Children: Stories by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531777to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Life Without Children: Stories
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Roddy Doyle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 53 minutes
Release date: February 22, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
“[Doyle] imparts a sense of poignancy and glimpses of happiness, of grief and loss and small moments of connection . . . you’re left feeling close to dazzled.” —Daphne Merkin, New York Times Book Review A brilliantly warm and witty portrait of our pandemic lives, told in ten heartrending short stories, from the Booker Prize–winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha Love...
2022-02-224h 53Download Top Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionLife Without Children: Stories by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531777to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Life Without Children: Stories
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Roddy Doyle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 53 minutes
Release date: February 22, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
“[Doyle] imparts a sense of poignancy and glimpses of happiness, of grief and loss and small moments of connection . . . you’re left feeling close to dazzled.” —Daphne Merkin, New York Times Book Review A brilliantly warm and witty portrait of our pandemic lives, told in ten heartrending short stories, from the Booker Prize–winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha Love...
2022-02-224h 53
Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaLife Without Children: Stories by Roddy DoylePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531777 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Without Children: Stories Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Roddy Doyle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 53 minutes Release date: February 22, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “[Doyle] imparts a sense of poignancy and glimpses of happiness, of grief and loss and small moments of connection . . . you’re left feeling close to dazzled.” —Daphne Merkin, New York Times Book Review A brilliantly warm and witty portrait of our pandemic lives, told in ten heartrending short stories, from the Booker Prize–winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha Love...
2022-02-2210 min
2MannBuchFolge 37 mit Roddy Doyle und Louis Begley„Love - alles was Du liebst“, „Hugo Gardners neues Leben“
In „Love“ treffen sich zwei alte Freunde in Dublin wieder. Sie gehen einen trinken und in dem folgenden Gespräch erzählt Joe seinem Freund Davy, dass er seine erste große Liebe wieder getroffen hat. Nach 37 Jahren war es so, als wäre sie nie weg gewesen.
Hugo Gardner ist ein erfolgreicher Anwalt in New York. Gleich am Anfang des Buches bekommt er einen Anruf von einem Scheidungsanwalt. Hugos Frau will sich von ihm scheiden lassen. Er nimmt es hin - wie so vieles in seinem Leben - fährt nach Paris...
2022-01-2452 min
Lighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching CouncilIn conversation with Roddy Doyle, the opening keynote speaker at FÉILTE 2021.Roddy Doyle has written twelve novels, including The Commitments, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, for which he won the Booker Prize in 1993, The Woman Who Walked Into Doors, Smile and, most recently, Love. He has written three collections of short stories and eight books for children. He co-wrote The Second Half, with Roy Keane. He has also written for stage and screen. His latest book, published this year, is Life Without Children, a collection of stories, most of which are set during the Covid pandemic. He is the co-founder and chairman of Fighting Words. He was a te...
2021-11-221h 06
Talking Bollox PodcastEpisode 44 w/ Roddy DoyleWe're joined this week by one of Ireland's most famous writers, Roddy Doyle, whose Barrytown books are arguably still Dublin city's favourite novels.Roddy joined us to talk about everything from his inspirations, his work writing novels and films, his life growing up in Kilbarrack, his view on how Dublin city is changing today & so much more.He even criticised how we spell “Talking Bollox”.
2021-10-141h 51Talking Bollox PodcastEpisode 44 w/ Roddy DoyleWe're joined this week by one of Ireland's most famous writers, Roddy Doyle, whose Barrytown books are arguably still Dublin city's favourite novels.Roddy joined us to talk about everything from his inspirations, his work writing novels and films, his life growing up in Kilbarrack, his view on how Dublin city is changing today & so much more.He even criticised how we spell “Talking Bollox”.
2021-10-141h 51
Absorb The Binge-Worthy Full Audiobook Experience!Life Without Children: Stories by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532669to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Life Without Children: Stories
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Roddy Doyle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 53 minutes
Release date: October 7, 2021
Genres: Short Stories
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. A brilliantly warm, witty and moving portrait of our pandemic lives, told in ten heart-rending short stories Love and marriage. Children and family. Death and grief. Life touches everyone the same. But living under lockdown, it changes us alone. In these ten, beautifully moving short stories mostly written over the last year, Booker Prize winner Roddy Doyle paints a collective...
2021-10-074h 53Explore A Riveting Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Life Without Children: Stories by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532669to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Life Without Children: Stories
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Roddy Doyle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 53 minutes
Release date: October 7, 2021
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. A brilliantly warm, witty and moving portrait of our pandemic lives, told in ten heart-rending short stories Love and marriage. Children and family. Death and grief. Life touches everyone the same. But living under lockdown, it changes us alone. In these ten, beautifully moving short stories mostly written over the last year, Booker Prize winner Roddy Doyle paints a collective...
2021-10-074h 53Download Top Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionLife Without Children: Stories by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532669to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Life Without Children: Stories
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Roddy Doyle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 53 minutes
Release date: October 7, 2021
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. A brilliantly warm, witty and moving portrait of our pandemic lives, told in ten heart-rending short stories Love and marriage. Children and family. Death and grief. Life touches everyone the same. But living under lockdown, it changes us alone. In these ten, beautifully moving short stories mostly written over the last year, Booker Prize winner Roddy Doyle paints a collective...
2021-10-074h 53
Good, Bad and Ugly Innovation: People, their stories and their music in 20 minutes - Top 1% Engagement on LinkedInStephen Douglas, Artist, talks about his Street Art Project celebrating Roddy Doyle's Barrytown TrilogyWelcome to a Good, Bad and Ugly Art Attack Edition, an occasional look at the arts.
To give you some background to this short podcast let me explain.
One of Ireland’s most successful writers is Roddy Doyle, who wrote about the fictional Dublin Family, the Rabbittes. These are the famous Barrytown Trilogy of “The Commitments”, “The Snapper” and “The Van”. All of these were made into films that are at once, both funny and poignant.
That’s all the background you need for this short Good, Bad and Ugly Art Attack Podcast where we talk to...
2021-08-1208 min
The Arts Council PodcastWhat The Hell/Heaven Are We Doing - 08. Roddy DoyleThe Laureate for Irish Fiction, Sebastian Barry, hosts a series of brief conversations with fellow writers asking what is writing. What is its purpose and mystery beyond the pragmatic notions of academia and journalism? This series will form part of a visual archive highlighting the golden age of writing in Ireland.
The Laureate for Irish Fiction is an initiative of the Arts Council in partnership with University College Dublin and New York University.
Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin, where he works and lives. He is one of Ireland's most successful and prolific writers. His first three novels, the Barrystown...
2021-02-1629 min
ICC HammersmithRoddy Doyle in conversation with Carlo Gébler - The ICC Digital Literary Festival Episode #1The ICC Digital Literary festival features some of the stalwarts of Irish literature alongside recent bestselling authors.Listen to author Roddy Doyle in conversation with Carlo Gébler in this one-hour recorded interview. First published on ICC Digital on 15/11.About Roddy Doyle: Roddy is the author of 11 highly acclaimed novels including The Commitments, The Snapper, and The Van. He has written two collections of short stories, The Deportees and Other Stories, and Bullfighting, along with four plays, two screenplays and a memoir about his parents, Rory and Ita. He is the recipient of numerous awards, in...
2021-01-2958 min
Literary Roadhouse: One Short Story, Once a WeekThe Curfew - Roddy Doyle - Literary Roadhouse Ep 178
Discussion Notes: The CurfewThis week’s story: The Curfew by Roddy Doyle Next week’s story: Freyr by Tommy OrangeRated: CleanGerald, Andy and Anais discuss “The Curfew” by Roddy Doyle, a story of an aging man in Dublin who anticipates an approaching hurricane with surprising eagerness. The story was a rare sensation with all three hosts who were bursting with praise for this beautifully spun tale about aging and late-life reflections.Have thoughts on this story?Did we miss a crucial pi...
2021-01-0340 min
Literary Roadhouse: One Short Story, Once a WeekThe Curfew - Roddy Doyle - Literary Roadhouse Ep 178Discussion Notes: The CurfewThis week's story: The Curfew by Roddy Doyle Next week's story: Freyr by Tommy OrangeRated: CleanGerald, Andy and Anais discuss "The Curfew" by Roddy Doyle, a story of an aging man in Dublin who anticipates an approaching hurricane with surprising eagerness. The story was a rare sensation with all three hosts who were bursting with praise for this beautifully spun tale about aging and late-life reflections.Have thoughts on this story?Did we miss a crucial piece of this story? Tell us below! Or on Twitter @litroadhouse or in our FB group The Literary Roadhouse Readers.
2021-01-0340 min
The X-Rae Podcast with Iris Bahr & Rae LynnX - RAE WITH ICONIC IRISH AUTHOR RODDY DOYLERae Lynn chats away with acclaimed novelist, screenwriter and overall Irish icon, Roddy Doyle - about his new book, LOVE, his writing process, The Commitments, inspirations, life, death, double chins, the joy of a good Irish wake, Rae Lynn's sex life and seeking out circumcised Irishmen.
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2020-11-131h 05
Talking with AuthorsRoddy Doyle: "Love: A Novel"This is the thirty-seventh episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our guest is a screenwriter and Booker Prize winning author, Roddy Doyle. We spoke with him via Zoom in June of 2020 about his newest book “Love: A Novel” by publisher Penguin Random House.Roddy Doyle has placed the setting of many of his 11 novels for adults in and around his home stomping grounds of Dublin.“Love: A Novel” continues in that vein. Thi...
2020-10-2934 min
Listen to Latest Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Coming of AgeLove by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396236to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Love
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Roddy Doyle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 32 minutes
Release date: October 15, 2020
Genres: Coming of Age
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. ‘A profound examination of friendship, romantic confusion and mortality’ John Boyne One summer’s evening, two men meet up in a Dublin restaurant. Old friends, now married and with grown-up children, their lives have taken seemingly similar paths. But Joe has a secret he has to tell Davy, and Davy, a grief he wants to keep from Joe. Both are not the men th...
2020-10-167h 32
Listen to Audiobooks in Fiction, Coming of AgeLove by Roddy DoylePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396236 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Roddy Doyle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: October 15, 2020 Genres: Coming of Age Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. ‘A profound examination of friendship, romantic confusion and mortality’ John Boyne One summer’s evening, two men meet up in a Dublin restaurant. Old friends, now married and with grown-up children, their lives have taken seemingly similar paths. But Joe has a secret he has to tell Davy, and Davy, a grief he wants to keep from Joe. Both are not the me...
2020-10-1605 minEmbrace The Mind-Blowing Full Audiobook Experience!Love by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396236to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Love
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Roddy Doyle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 32 minutes
Release date: October 15, 2020
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. ‘A profound examination of friendship, romantic confusion and mortality’ John Boyne One summer’s evening, two men meet up in a Dublin restaurant. Old friends, now married and with grown-up children, their lives have taken seemingly similar paths. But Joe has a secret he has to tell Davy, and Davy, a grief he wants to keep from Joe. Both are not the men they u...
2020-10-157h 32Unlock The Most Soul-Stirring Full Audiobook Today!Love by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396236to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Love
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Roddy Doyle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 32 minutes
Release date: October 15, 2020
Genres: Coming of Age
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. ‘A profound examination of friendship, romantic confusion and mortality’ John Boyne One summer’s evening, two men meet up in a Dublin restaurant. Old friends, now married and with grown-up children, their lives have taken seemingly similar paths. But Joe has a secret he has to tell Davy, and Davy, a grief he wants to keep from Joe. Both are not the men th...
2020-10-157h 32Listen to New Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionLove by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396236to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Love
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Roddy Doyle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 32 minutes
Release date: October 15, 2020
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. ‘A profound examination of friendship, romantic confusion and mortality’ John Boyne One summer’s evening, two men meet up in a Dublin restaurant. Old friends, now married and with grown-up children, their lives have taken seemingly similar paths. But Joe has a secret he has to tell Davy, and Davy, a grief he wants to keep from Joe. Both are not the men they u...
2020-10-157h 32
Humanitas PodcastRoddy Doyle - Zâmbește, lansare de carteLansarea romanului „Zâmbește“ de Roddy Doyle alături de Simona Preda, George Volceanov şi Denisa Comănescu.Roddy Doyle este una dintre cele mai importante voci ale literaturii irlandeze contemporane. Cărțile lui sunt traduse în 30 de limbi. În 1993 a fost distins cu Booker Prize.Singuraticul Victor Forde, un bărbat de vârstă mijlocie, s-a mutat de curând într-un apartament modest și își petrece serile lungi de vară într-un pub din apropiere, bând bere, pălăvrăgind cu barmanul sau citind. Într-una din zile, este abordat în localul respectiv de un alt bărbat de vârsta lui, care pare...
2020-07-2747 min
The Great StoriesBullfighting by Roddy DoyleTrev Downey reads and briefly reacts to Bullfighting by Roddy Doyle.
2019-12-1139 min
Only ArtistsRoddy Doyle meets Antony GormleyRoddy Doyle is the author of 11 novels including The Commitments, which was adapted into a successful film and stage musical, The Snapper, and Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, which won the Booker Prize. His most recent novel, Smile, focuses on institutional abuse at a Christian Brothers secondary school, and draws on his own experiences. Antony Gormley is best known for the giant Angel of the North near Gateshead. His work can also be seen at Crosby Beach on Merseyside, where 100 cast-iron figures stand looking out to sea. His current exhibition, at the Royal Academy in London, includes...
2019-11-1328 min
A qualcuno piace leggereIncipit “Un anno alla grande” di Roddy DoyleIncipit “Un anno alla grande” di Roddy DoyleLettura di Marco PalagiTraduzione di Stefania De Franco
2019-10-3005 min
I Like Films with Jonathan RossRoddy DoyleJonathan chats to Irish novelist and screenwriter Roddy Doyle ( The Commitments ) about his new movie Rosie. They also talk about film actors on stage, what music to listen to when writing and why he finds The Matrix unwatchable.
2019-03-1236 min
Enjoy A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Transformative.Charlie Savage by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360634to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Charlie Savage
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Roddy Doyle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 3 hours 58 minutes
Release date: March 7, 2019
Genres: Drama
Publisher's Summary:
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Charlie Savage by Roddy Doyle. Meet Charlie Savage: a middle-aged Dubliner with an indefatigable wife, an exasperated daughter, a drinking buddy who’s realized that he’s been a woman all along… Compiled here for the first time is a whole year’s worth of Roddy Doyle’s hilariousseries for the Irish Independent. Giving a unique voice to the everyday, he draws a po...
2019-03-073h 58Don’t Miss The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Immersive!Charlie Savage by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360634to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Charlie Savage
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Roddy Doyle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 3 hours 58 minutes
Release date: March 7, 2019
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Charlie Savage by Roddy Doyle. Meet Charlie Savage: a middle-aged Dubliner with an indefatigable wife, an exasperated daughter, a drinking buddy who’s realized that he’s been a woman all along… Compiled here for the first time is a whole year’s worth of Roddy Doyle’s hilariousseries for the Irish Independent. Giving a unique voice to the everyday, he draws a...
2019-03-073h 58Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionCharlie Savage by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360634to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Charlie Savage
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Roddy Doyle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 3 hours 58 minutes
Release date: March 7, 2019
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Charlie Savage by Roddy Doyle. Meet Charlie Savage: a middle-aged Dubliner with an indefatigable wife, an exasperated daughter, a drinking buddy who’s realized that he’s been a woman all along… Compiled here for the first time is a whole year’s worth of Roddy Doyle’s hilariousseries for the Irish Independent. Giving a unique voice to the everyday, he draws a...
2019-03-073h 58
Download Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaCharlie Savage by Roddy DoylePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360634 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Charlie Savage Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Roddy Doyle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 58 minutes Release date: March 7, 2019 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the audiobook edition of Charlie Savage by Roddy Doyle. Meet Charlie Savage: a middle-aged Dubliner with an indefatigable wife, an exasperated daughter, a drinking buddy who’s realized that he’s been a woman all along… Compiled here for the first time is a whole year’s worth of Roddy Doyle’s hilariousseries for the Irish Independent. Giving a unique voice to the everyday, he draws a...
2019-03-0705 min
Tune In To The Full Audiobook That Keeps Thriller Fans Hooked.The Woman Who Walked into Doors: A Novel by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343378to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Woman Who Walked into Doors: A Novel
Series: #1 of A Paula Spencer Novel
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 37 minutes
Release date: December 18, 2018
Genres: Contemporary Women
Publisher's Summary:
From the Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, the heartrending story of a brave and tenacious housewife Paula Spencer is a thirty-nine-year-old working-class woman struggling to reclaim her dignity after marriage to an abusive husband and a worsening drinking problem. Paula recalls her contented childhood, the audacity she learned as a tee...
2018-12-186h 37Absorb A Binge-Worthy Full Audiobook On Your Commute.The Woman Who Walked into Doors: A Novel by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343378to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Woman Who Walked into Doors: A Novel
Series: #1 of A Paula Spencer Novel
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 37 minutes
Release date: December 18, 2018
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
From the Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, the heartrending story of a brave and tenacious housewife Paula Spencer is a thirty-nine-year-old working-class woman struggling to reclaim her dignity after marriage to an abusive husband and a worsening drinking problem. Paula recalls her contented childhood, the audacity she learned as a tee...
2018-12-186h 37Download Best Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionThe Woman Who Walked into Doors: A Novel by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343378to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Woman Who Walked into Doors: A Novel
Series: #1 of A Paula Spencer Novel
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 37 minutes
Release date: December 18, 2018
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
From the Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, the heartrending story of a brave and tenacious housewife Paula Spencer is a thirty-nine-year-old working-class woman struggling to reclaim her dignity after marriage to an abusive husband and a worsening drinking problem. Paula recalls her contented childhood, the audacity she learned as a tee...
2018-12-186h 37Access Top-Rated Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenThe Woman Who Walked into Doors: A Novel by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343378to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Woman Who Walked into Doors: A Novel
Series: #1 of A Paula Spencer Novel
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 37 minutes
Release date: December 18, 2018
Genres: Contemporary Women
Publisher's Summary:
From the Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, the heartrending story of a brave and tenacious housewife Paula Spencer is a thirty-nine-year-old working-class woman struggling to reclaim her dignity after marriage to an abusive husband and a worsening drinking problem. Paula recalls her contented childhood, the audacity she learned as a tee...
2018-12-186h 37
Access Top-Rated Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenThe Woman Who Walked into Doors: A Novel by Roddy DoylePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343378 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Woman Who Walked into Doors: A Novel Series: #1 of A Paula Spencer Novel Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 37 minutes Release date: December 18, 2018 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From the Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, the heartrending story of a brave and tenacious housewife Paula Spencer is a thirty-nine-year-old working-class woman struggling to reclaim her dignity after marriage to an abusive husband and a worsening drinking problem. Paula recalls her contented childhood, the audacity she learned as a t...
2018-12-1810 min
The Blindboy PodcastRoddy DoyleA conversation with booker prize winning writer, and national treasure, Roddy Doyle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-10-241h 35
The New Yorker: FictionRoddy Doyle Reads Lorrie MooreRoddy Doyle joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Community Life," by Lorrie Moore, from a 1991 issue of the magazine. Doyle is the author of two story collections - "The Deportees and Other Stories" and "Bullfighting" - as well as eleven novels for adults, including "Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha," which won the Booker Prize in 1993, and eight children's books. His most recent novel, "Smile," was published in 2017.
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2018-10-011h 10
Songs in the Key of Life with Nadine O'ReganRoddy Doyle - Songs in the Key of LifeSongs in the Key of Life usually involves guests picking their favourite songs to play on the show -- alongside songs that are important to them for various reasons. But when Roddy Doyle arrived into studio, the Irish author explained that he wanted to make his show a tribute to his childhood friend.
"A friend of mine, Ronnie, died recently," Roddy explained. "We grew up together and shared a lot of music through our lives, so I thought I'd hone in on songs that would have been played at the gigs -- songs that we would have shared together, in t...
2018-06-1937 min
The National Library of IrelandInspiration Proclamation at the NLI - Roddy DoyleInspiration Proclamation at the NLI - Roddy Doyle by The National Library of Ireland
2018-04-121h 07
Discover a Large Libray of Full Audiobooks in Mysteries & Thrillers and PoliticalSmile Audiobook by Roddy DoyleListen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Smile
Subtitle: A Novel
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Roddy Doyle
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-17-17
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 43 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Psychological
Publisher's Summary:
From the author of the Booker Prize winning Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, a bold, haunting novel about the uncertainty of memory and how we contend with the past.
Just moved into a new apartment, alone for the first time in years, Victor Forde goes every evening to Donnelly's...
2017-10-175h 04
Start The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Ground-Breaking!Smile: A Novel by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303347to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Smile: A Novel
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Roddy Doyle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 3 minutes
Release date: October 17, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
From the author of the Booker Prize winning Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, a bold, haunting novel about the uncertainty of memory and how we contend with the past. 'It's his bravest novel yet; it's also, by far, his best.' -- npr.org “The closest thing he’s written to a psychological thriller.'– The New Y...
2017-10-175h 03Download Best Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionSmile: A Novel by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303347to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Smile: A Novel
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Roddy Doyle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 3 minutes
Release date: October 17, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
From the author of the Booker Prize winning Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, a bold, haunting novel about the uncertainty of memory and how we contend with the past. 'It's his bravest novel yet; it's also, by far, his best.' -- npr.org “The closest thing he’s written to a psychological thriller.'– The New Y...
2017-10-175h 03
Access Essential Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaSmile: A Novel by Roddy DoylePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303347 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Smile: A Novel Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Roddy Doyle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 17, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of the Booker Prize winning Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, a bold, haunting novel about the uncertainty of memory and how we contend with the past. 'It's his bravest novel yet; it's also, by far, his best.' -- npr.org “The closest thing he’s written to a psychological thriller.'– The New Y...
2017-10-1710 min
VINTAGE BOOKSRoddy Doyle talks school days, pubs and finding the perfect titleAn honest conversation with Roddy Doyle, author of The Commitments, Two Pints, The Barrytown Trilogy and now, his new book, Smile. Take a look at the book itself: po.st/DoyleSmileFollow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooksSign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: http://po.st/vintagenewsletterSmile has all the features for which Roddy Doyle has become famous: the razor-sharp dialogue, the humour, the superb evocation of childhood – but this is a novel unlike any h...
2017-09-0723 min
Get Lost In The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Next-Level!Smile by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/302726to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Smile
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Roddy Doyle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 3 minutes
Release date: September 7, 2017
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. Just moved into a new apartment, alone for the first time in years, Victor Forde goes every evening to Donnelly’s pub for a pint, a slow one. One evening his drink is interrupted. A man in shorts and a pink shirt brings over his pint and sits down. He seems to know Victor’s name and to remember him from school. Says his...
2017-09-075h 03Download Best Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionSmile by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/302726to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Smile
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Roddy Doyle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 3 minutes
Release date: September 7, 2017
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. Just moved into a new apartment, alone for the first time in years, Victor Forde goes every evening to Donnelly’s pub for a pint, a slow one. One evening his drink is interrupted. A man in shorts and a pink shirt brings over his pint and sits down. He seems to know Victor’s name and to remember him from school. Says his...
2017-09-075h 03
Róisín Meets...Roddy DoyleRoddy Doyle is this week's guest on the Róisín Meets podcast. He talks about his latest children's book, Rover and the Big Fat Baby, The Commitments and writing for Roy Keane. The author also talks about the free children's writing workshops he co-founded, Fighting Words, and reveals he has a new book for adults on the way next September.
2016-11-0400 min
Róisín Meets PodcastRoddy DoyleRoddy Doyle is this week's guest on the Róisín Meets podcast. He talks about his latest children's book, Rover and the Big Fat Baby, The Commitments and writing for Roy Keane. The author also talks about the free children's writing workshops he co-founded, Fighting Words, and reveals he has a new book for adults on the way next September.
2016-11-0430 min
UCDscholarcastScholarcast 49: Silence and Solitude: The absence of intimacy in Roddy Doyle's The SnapperIn spite of the linguistic license that defines Roddy Doyle’s The Snapper, the characters maintain crucial silences throughout in relation to meaningful issues. This episode examines the system of self-imposed censorship that operates among the female characters in particular and how it leads to isolation and an absence of true intimacy.
2015-04-3000 minUCDscholarcastScholarcast 49: Silence and Solitude: The absence of intimacy in Roddy Doyle's The SnapperIn spite of the linguistic license that defines Roddy Doyle’s The Snapper, the characters maintain crucial silences throughout in relation to meaningful issues. This episode examines the system of self-imposed censorship that operates among the female characters in particular and how it leads to isolation and an absence of true intimacy.
2015-04-3021 minUCDscholarcastScholarcast 47: The Barrytown Trilogy: An Introduction to Roddy Doyle's DublinWhat has become known as the Barrytown trilogy: The Commitments (1988), The Snapper (1990) and The Van (1991), have become iconic in Irish culture. Centred on one family, the Rabbittes, Roddy Doyle makes reference to current events like the 1990 Soccer World Cup, and in dealing with the issues of teenage pregnancy and unemployment captures the mood of a nation requiring something light and entertaining amid the economic and cultural gloom of the late 1980s.
2015-04-2400 minUCDscholarcastScholarcast 47: The Barrytown Trilogy: An Introduction to Roddy Doyle's DublinWhat has become known as the Barrytown trilogy: The Commitments (1988), The Snapper (1990) and The Van (1991), have become iconic in Irish culture. Centred on one family, the Rabbittes, Roddy Doyle makes reference to current events like the 1990 Soccer World Cup, and in dealing with the issues of teenage pregnancy and unemployment captures the mood of a nation requiring something light and entertaining amid the economic and cultural gloom of the late 1980s.
2015-04-2420 min
AbbeyTheatreThe Theatre of Memory Symposium - Roddy Doyle discusses 'A Star Called Henry'Roddy Doyle discusses on 'A Star Called Henry' at The Theatre of Memory Symposium at the Abbey Theatre.
[16 January 2014]
2014-01-301h 00
Savor This Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook — Perfect On Your Commute.The Guts: A Novel by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206255to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Guts: A Novel
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Laurence Kinlan
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 12 minutes
Release date: January 23, 2014
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
Jimmy Rabbitte of The Commitments returns in the triumphant new novel from the Booker Prize–winning author The distinct wit and lively, authentic dialogue that are the hallmarks of Roddy Doyle’s fiction are on a full display as he reintroduces Jimmy Rabbitte in this follow-up to his beloved debut novel The Commitments. In the 1980s Jimmy Rabbitte formed the Commitments, a ragtag, blue-collar collective of I...
2014-01-2310h 12Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionThe Guts: A Novel by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206255to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Guts: A Novel
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Laurence Kinlan
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 12 minutes
Release date: January 23, 2014
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
Jimmy Rabbitte of The Commitments returns in the triumphant new novel from the Booker Prize–winning author The distinct wit and lively, authentic dialogue that are the hallmarks of Roddy Doyle’s fiction are on a full display as he reintroduces Jimmy Rabbitte in this follow-up to his beloved debut novel The Commitments. In the 1980s Jimmy Rabbitte formed the Commitments, a ragtag, blue-collar collective of I...
2014-01-2310h 12
Download Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaThe Guts: A Novel by Roddy DoylePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206255 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Guts: A Novel Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Laurence Kinlan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 23, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Jimmy Rabbitte of The Commitments returns in the triumphant new novel from the Booker Prize–winning author The distinct wit and lively, authentic dialogue that are the hallmarks of Roddy Doyle’s fiction are on a full display as he reintroduces Jimmy Rabbitte in this follow-up to his beloved debut novel The Commitments. In the 1980s Jimmy Rabbitte formed the Commitments, a ragtag, blue-collar collective of I...
2014-01-2305 min
Private PassionsRoddy DoyleIt was a band called The Commitments that first brought Roddy Doyle fame 25 years ago - not a real group of musicians, but a comic novel about a group of Dublin teenagers who get together and form a soul band. The book and its sequels became successful films. Roddy Doyle gave up his job as a teacher and has gone on to write nine more novels set in Dublin, where he grew up and still lives.One of them, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, won the Booker Prize and is a memorable tour de force told entirely...
2013-11-0338 min
Front Row WeeklyFR: Roddy Doyle, Louis de Bernières, Cerys MatthewsBooker Prize-winning Irish author Roddy Doyle discusses why he decided to resurrect one of his earliest characters - Jimmy Rabbitte - who first appeared in The Commitments 25 years ago. Nick Payne on his new play, The Same Deep Water As Me, which focuses on the murky world of personal injury claims. Charlotte Mendelson discusses her latest novel, Almost English. Novelist Naomi Alderman explores the art of translating fiction. Writer Louis de Bernières discusses his first volume of poetry, Imagining Alexandria. Singer-songwriter Cerys Matthews reveals her choice for Cultural Exchange. As the book Borka: The Adventures of a Goose With N...
2013-08-091h 08
Front Row: Archive 2013Roddy Doyle; Josie Rourke; Liola reviewed; Why modern Westerns don't workWith Kirsty Lang.Booker Prize-winning Irish author Roddy Doyle discusses why he decided to resurrect one of his earliest characters - Jimmy Rabbitte who first appeared in The Commitments 25 years ago - in his new novel The Guts. He also reflects on topics of conversation among men his own age, and offers his top tip to stop snoring. Sir Richard Eyre has returned to the National Theatre to direct Liola, a drama by the Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello. Set in rural Sicily at the end of the 19th century, the play centres on Liola...
2013-08-0828 min
Absorb The Most Unforgettable Full Audiobook Today!The Guts by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241998to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Guts
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Laurence Kinlan
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 30 minutes
Release date: August 8, 2013
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1
Genres: Drama
Publisher's Summary:
Jimmy Rabbitte is back. The man who invented the Commitments back in the eighties is now forty-seven, with a loving wife, four kids ... and bowel cancer. He isn’t dying, he thinks, but he might be. Jimmy still loves his music, and he still loves to hustle – his new thing is finding old bands and then finding the...
2013-08-089h 30
Listen to New Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaThe Guts by Roddy DoylePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241998 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Guts Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Laurence Kinlan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: August 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Jimmy Rabbitte is back. The man who invented the Commitments back in the eighties is now forty-seven, with a loving wife, four kids ... and bowel cancer. He isn’t dying, he thinks, but he might be. Jimmy still loves his music, and he still loves to hustle – his new thing is finding old bands and then find...
2013-08-0805 minFront Row WeeklyFR: Roddy Doyle; Oliver Sacks; Sam Bain and Jesse ArmstrongNovelist Roddy Doyle; the creators of TV shows Peep Show and Fresh Meat, Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong; Oliver Sacks on his new book Hallucinations; singing sisters The Staves; Bryan Ferry on making a jazz album of instrumental versions of his hits; Producer and musician Brian Eno.
2012-11-301h 04
Front Row: Archive 2012Roddy Doyle, Boris Godunov, The Staves, TV Drama The FearWith Kirsty Lang, Booker Prize-winning novelist Roddy Doyle talks about his new novella, Two Pints. It's a year's dialogue between two men in a Dublin pub over their pints. Beginning with the landmark Royal visit to Ireland in May 2011 and ending with the Paralympics last September, they set the world to rights and talk about the day's news.Michael Boyd's last production as Artistic Director of the RSC is an adaptation of Pushkin's Boris Godunov. Theatre critic Andrew Dickson reviews the play and assesses Boyd's tenure. The Staves are three singing sisters from...
2012-11-2928 minThe New Yorker: FictionDave Eggers Reads Roddy DoyleDave Eggers reads Roddy Doyle's "Bullfighting," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Bullfighting" was published in the April 28, 2008, issue of The New Yorker and can be found in "Bullfighting: Stories." Dave Eggers's new novel, "A Hologram for the King," comes out this month.
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2012-06-0250 min
The Guardian Children's Books podcastGuardian children's books podcast: Roddy Doyle on A Greyhound of A GirlRoddy Doyle reads from and talks about his latest book for children, A Greyhound of A Girl, with Michelle Pauli, and answers questions from readers
2011-10-1913 min
Edinburgh International Book Festival *Elsewhere* storiesLos San Patricios by Roddy DoyleRoddy Doyle reading Los San Patricios. Part of an engaging and varied series of podcasts of leading authors reading their remarkable new stories, poems or essays on the theme of ‘Elsewhere’. Commissioned by Edinburgh International Book Festival and supported by the Scottish Government’s Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund. You can read or download the Elsewhere stories, listen to more Elsewhere podcasts or watch the videos of events filmed live at the Book Festival on www.edbookfest.co.uk.
2011-05-0200 min
Explore A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Soul-Stirring.Oh, Play That Thing by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237369to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Oh, Play That Thing
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Christian Conn
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 28 minutes
Release date: December 23, 2010
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. It's 1924, and New York is the centre of the universe. Henry Smart, on the run from Dublin, falls on his feet. He is a handsome man with a sandwich board, behind which he stashes hooch for the speakeasies of the Lower East Side. He catches the attention of the mobsters who run the district and soon there are eyes on his...
2010-12-232h 28Download Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+Oh, Play That Thing by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237369to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Oh, Play That Thing
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Christian Conn
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 28 minutes
Release date: December 23, 2010
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. It's 1924, and New York is the centre of the universe. Henry Smart, on the run from Dublin, falls on his feet. He is a handsome man with a sandwich board, behind which he stashes hooch for the speakeasies of the Lower East Side. He catches the attention of the mobsters who run the district and soon there are eyes on his...
2010-12-232h 28Get Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalOh, Play That Thing by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237369to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Oh, Play That Thing
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Christian Conn
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 28 minutes
Release date: December 23, 2010
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. It's 1924, and New York is the centre of the universe. Henry Smart, on the run from Dublin, falls on his feet. He is a handsome man with a sandwich board, behind which he stashes hooch for the speakeasies of the Lower East Side. He catches the attention of the mobsters who run the district and soon there are eyes on his...
2010-12-232h 28
Get Best Full Audiobooks in Literature, Short StoriesThe Deportees by Roddy DoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237368to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Deportees
Author: Roddy Doyle
Narrator: Hugh Lee
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 19 minutes
Release date: December 23, 2010
Genres: Short Stories
Publisher's Summary:
For the past few years Roddy Doyle has been writing stories for Metro Eireann, a newspaper started by, and aimed at, immigrants to Ireland. Each of the stories took a new slant on the immigrant experience, something of increasing relevance and importance in today's Ireland. The stories range from 'Guess Who's Coming to the Dinner', where a father who prides himself on his open-mindedness when his daughters...
2010-12-237h 19
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010Roddy Doyle 2010 EventListen to this audio recording to join the audience of Roddy Doyle's fantastic 2010 Book Festival children’s event, ideal for ages 7+ and families.
2010-10-2800 min
BookclubRoddy DoyleJames Naughtie and readers talk to the Irish writer Roddy Doyle about his Booker prize winning novel Paddy Clarke HA HA HA. In the novel ten year old Paddy rampages through the streets of suburban Dublin with a pack of like-minded boys, playing cowboys and Indians, etching their names in wet concrete and lighting fires. To get into the character of the boy Roddy took himself into his own childhood memories. He walked round Dublin and tried to remember how the City looked from a child's eye view, and he saw things he hadn't seen...
2010-10-0127 minThe New Yorker: FictionRoddy Doyle Reads Maeve BrennanRoddy Doyle reads Maeve Brennan's short story "Christmas Eve," and discusses Brennan's relationship with Ireland and Doyle's own family, with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
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2008-12-1231 min
World Book ClubRoddy DoyleRoddy Doyle talks about his novel The Commitments. Presented by Harriett Gilbert.
2004-09-1326 min