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Things We Read InsteadWhat Chris Read Instead of The Snapper - Part 1Hello Readers.Here's Chris' in depth take on The Snapper and what he read instead. Feel free to read along and prepare for the second episode of the month in a couple of weeks. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. Like, subscribe, email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com, and follow us on Instagram.Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and museums mentioned in the podcast.The Snapper by Rod...
2025-04-1438 min
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 Laughs Of Your Life with Doireann GarrihyRoddy DoyleChatting to Roddy Doyle felt like sitting down with an uncle you have known your whole life, but never properly gotten to know. He talked to me about his Christian Brother school days, how easy it is to dodge the public eye and gave his (very lovely) answer to “if laughter wasn’t the best medicine, what would be?”. His latest novel ‘The Women Behind The Door’, which is published by Hachette, is available in all good book shops.CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains conversation on the theme of corporal punishment. Hosted on Acast. See acast...
2024-11-1826 min
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
Weekend Breakfast with Alison CurtisRoddy Doyle Reveals The COVID Moment That Made Him Return To Paula SpencerThe famous Irish author and dramatist Roddy Doyle joined us on Weekend Breakfast to tell all on his return to Paula Spencer with his new book, The Women Behind The Door – and he tells us what at moment during COVID he decided to write the book.
2024-10-0312 min
The Thursday Interview on The Hard ShoulderThe Thursday Interview: Roddy Doyle and ‘The Woman Behind the Door’For this week’s Thursday Interview, Kieran Cuddihy is joined by the author who brought us The Commitments, The Snapper, The Van and Smile - and now, his new book The Woman Behind The Door, which brings back his iconic character of Paula Spencer.Roddy Doyle joins the show!
2024-09-2617 min
MotherfoclóirMother Tongues and Other Tongues: Behan, Doyle and Rooney in TranslationWe're back!Well, sort of. In March 2024 Darach, Gearóidín and Peadar were reunited for a live Seachtain na Gaeilge event in Clondalkin Library (a home advantage for Peadar!) On the occasion of the anniversary of Brendan Behan's death, the gang discussed the controversy surrounding the English translation of his Irish language play An Giall: did Behan approve of this version, and the significant differences in the text? This leads to a discussion of translating Hiberno English and Irish locals contexts in general. Is a Trinity Marxist in a Rooney novel comparable to t...
2024-09-2451 min
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 min
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
The Book ShowThe Book Show | Roddy Doyle – The Women Behind the DoorRoddy Doyle’s latest novel, The Women Behind the Door, is a powerful mother-daughter story. At sixty-six, Paula Spencer has finally started to live her life. That is until her eldest daughter turns up on the doorstep one day. She has left her family and come to stay.
2024-09-1127 minThe Book ShowThe Book Show | Roddy Doyle – The Women Behind the DoorRoddy Doyle’s latest novel, The Women Behind the Door, is a powerful mother-daughter story. At sixty-six, Paula Spencer has finally started to live her life. That is until her eldest daughter turns up on the doorstep one day. She has left her family and come to stay.
2024-09-1127 min
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 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 min
The JumpThe SnapperYou voted for it and it's here!! our season two finale is all about the iconic novel and film, The Snapper! We get into Irish storytelling, the role of the church in modern Ireland and Niamh's dad's cameo in Dangerous Liaisons (stage version)https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/roddy-doyle-i-m-a-middle-class-person-commenting-on-working-class-life/ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/apr/18/roddy-doyle-life-writing-profile https://www.sundayworld.com/incoming/roddy-doyle-to-throw-the-snapper-on-to-the-fire-would-be-a-grave-mistake/40926779.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhDvTUUddbg https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-snapper-1993 https://www.sundayworld.com/showbiz/movies/roddy-doyle-reveals-he-was-not-fully-happy-with-final-script-for-the-commitments-in-new-series/40430677.html
2024-07-241h 08
Slayhouse ReviewEP. 12 | The Buggy, Roddy DoyleJoin us for a slayful review of the New Yorker piece "The Buggy" by Roddy Doyle
2024-06-2141 min
The Booker Prize PodcastBooks to look out for in 2024WARNING: this episode contains some adult language. We’re back after our festive hiatus – and how better to start the year than with a rundown of some of the most-anticipated reads of 2024. This week, Jo and James are joined by journalist and TLS podcast host Alex Clark, so listen in as they discuss the books, by Booker Prize authors and beyond, that we should all keep an eye out for this year.2024 reading list:
Long Island by Colm Tóibín
The Women Behind the Door by Roddy Doyle
James by Perciv...
2024-01-0440 min
Short StoryHearing Aids by Roddy DoyleA newly commissioned story from Roddy Doyle, author of The Commitments and the 1993 Booker Prize winner, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.Read by Liam Carney
Produced by Nicola HollowayPodcast presented by Rick Woska
2023-10-2014 min
The Michael Anthony Show[163] w/ Roddy DoyleIconic Irish author Roddy Doyle joins The Michael Anthony Show for Episode 163, with a variety of topics discussed throughout. Tune in. Rate/Review.Support the show
2023-09-071h 02
Three Castles BurningRoddy Doyle Interview: Taxi to Barrytown!Sincere thanks to the Dalkey Book Festival for the invitation to interview Roddy Doyle. This was a chance to talk about things as diverse as Maeve Brennan, the impact of the 1974 Dublin bombings, Myles na gCopaleen and more. A language warning on this one.
2023-06-2057 min
PublinPubs In The Work Of Roddy Doyle, Part 2This week's episode continues the journey to find all of the pubs in the work of Roddy Doyle. We focus on his love letter to Dublin pubs, called 'Love', his book about a man searching for his new local following a divorce, and his play 'Two Pints', and you can guess where that is set. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-3026 min
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
The Borris BroadcastsRoddy Doyle & Pat Nevin. A Secret Language: Music, Books & Football.Booker Prize winning novelist (and lifelong Chelsea fan) Roddy Doyle sits down with former Chelsea footballer, analyst, music aficionado and now author of "The Accidental Footballer" Pat Nevin for a dive into writing, creativity, Roy Keane, John Peel, football punditry and lots more besides. Asking the questions is journalist, broadcaster and novelist Edel Coffey.
2023-02-1459 min
HERE AND BACK AGAIN23: HERE AND BOOK AGAIN BONUS EPISODE: BOOKS FOR ADULTS - CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDEMore going rogue on the podcast this week, as we focus our attention on Christmas Book Gifts for Adults.
We have called in the big guns for this one, as we welcome Brona Looby (Book Promotions Manager – Easons) & Maria Dickenson (General Manager - Dubray Books) on board to guide us through the literary seasonal gifting chaos.
Featured Xmas Tuneage - Laura Bryna - "Wishlist" (Thanks, as always)
List of Books featured -
Lifestyle:
More Midweek Meals – Neven Maguire
Persiana Everyday – Sabrina Ghayour
Everything is Washable by Sali H...
2022-12-1550 min
The Second Captains PodcastKen's Mea Culpa, Kellie Harrington & Roddy DoyleIt takes a big person to admit that they were wrong. This week on The Second Captains World Service, Ken Early was prepared to do just that as he trawled through his own back catalogue to a piece written in advance of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Also, we were joined last night in Windmill Lane by Olympic Champion Kellie Harrington in what was a fascinating chat to launch her excellent new autobiography with Roddy Doyle. Join us for ad-free, member-led broadcasting for just €5 + VAT a month at secondcaptains.com/join
2022-10-2821 minSecond CaptainsKen's Mea Culpa, Kellie Harrington & Roddy DoyleIt takes a big person to admit that they were wrong. This week on The Second Captains World Service, Ken Early was prepared to do just that as he trawled through his own back catalogue to a piece written in advance of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Also, we were joined last night in Windmill Lane by Olympic Champion Kellie Harrington in what was a fascinating chat to launch her excellent new autobiography with Roddy Doyle. Join us for ad-free, member-led broadcasting for just €5 + VAT a month at secondcaptains.com/join
2022-10-2821 min
The Worker's CauldronGay Liberation and Witchcraft Part 1: The Mysterious Life of Leo MartelloWe are back and in time for Halloween we are discussing, among other things, the first pagan pride “Witch-In” in New York’s Central Park on October 31, 1970. The organizer of the event, an eccentric Sicilian-American named Leo Martello, used his experience in the gay liberation movement to craft a (somewhat problematic) political identity for the emerging Wiccan religion. We discuss his life, influences, and how he related to the gay liberation movement after the Stonewall uprising.Bonus: Cian Gill of the Wide Atlantic Weird Podcast joins us to discuss...
2022-10-181h 02
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
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 min
Find 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
Novel ExperienceS1 Ep5 Fíona Scarlett author of Boys Don't CryFiona Scarlett author of BOYS DON'T CRYFiona chats about:rhythm of language and finding your prose stylethe value of a virtual writing groupwriting around children and workhow bursaries can change a writer's futureGuest author: Fíona Scarlett Twitter: @Scarlett_for_ya Books: Boys Don't Cry by Fiona ScarlettHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Fiona’s recommendationsA book for fans of Boys don’t Cry: Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter The Commitments by Roddy Doyle The Barry Town Trilo...
2022-04-2650 min
Book BirdsThe Van by Roddy Doyle.The VanOn this episode we re-read Roddy Doyle’s, The Van.Shortlisted for The Booker prize, it is the last novel of his superb trilogy about the Rabbitte family of North Dublin. Two old friends who are down on their luck and short on options decide that fast food might be the best way to make some fast cash! So Jimmy and his best friend Bimbo buy an old fish and chip van and go into business in Dublin, in the 1990’s … but not everything goes exactly to plan.An ingenious look a...
2022-04-1442 min
Inside the Writer's StudioRoddy Doyle (3/15/2022) Inside the Writer’s Studio Episode #98Charlie talks with Booker Prize winner Roddy Doyle about his new book of short stories Life Without Children. They talk about Irish storytelling, Dublin, the pandemic, the craft of short story writing, the difference between incident and story, and much more.
2022-03-1544 min
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
Sound Compilation of Full Audiobooks in Science Fiction & FantasyLove. Alles was du liebst: Ungekürzte Lesung - Roddy DoyleHören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos beihttps://epod.spaceTitel: Love. Alles was du liebst: Ungekürzte LesungAutor: Roddy DoyleErzähler: Stephan SchadFormat: UnabridgedSpieldauer: 9:28:55Sprache: DeutschVeröffentlichungsdatum: 11-17-2021Herausgeber: BookwireKategorien: Romance, GeneralZusammenfassung:Früher waren Davy und Joe gute Kumpels. Inzwischen treffen sie sich nur noch gelegentlich, wenn Davy aus England nach Dublin kommt, um seinen Vater zu besuchen. Es sind oberflächliche Begegnungen, sie sind erwachsen geworden, jeder hat sein eigenes Leben. Doch dieser...
2021-11-179h 28
Talk mit TheesRoddy Doyle
Eine Art Nationalheld in IrlandIm Jahr 1987 erschien mit “The Commitments” der erste Roman von Doyle, der auch als Film ein großer Erfolg wurde.Typisch für seine Romane sind urkomische Alltagsszenen und abgrundtiefe Armut. Der Humor ist für seine Figuren überlebenswichtig, um nicht unterzugehen, depressiv zu werden.Den wichtigen Booker Prize bekam er für Paddy Clarke Hahaha. Jetzt ist das neue Buch LIEBE erschienen. Zwei alte Freunde ziehen darin durch Dublins Pubs. So ein bisschen wie früher früher in ihrer Jugend, da waren Davy und Joe gute Kumpels. Inzwischen treffen sie einander nu...
2021-11-0746 min
Mariella MeetsRODDY DOYLERoddy Doyle is one of the most recognisable faces and voices in Irish literature. He was catapulted to success in the late eighties and early nineties with a string of acclaimed novels set in the fictional Barrytown, the first of which, The Commitments, was turned into a successful film and a West End musical. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.Famous for his unique use of dialogue and rich humour, for many his work perfectly captures the experiences of everyday life. His latest book, a collection of short stories called Life Without Children is o...
2021-10-2228 min
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
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
Once Upon A Time: A Storytelling Podcast"The Snapper" with Jade Connell CarrollJade from the “About a Book” podcast joins Talia in this week's episode! “The Snapper” by Roddy Doyle is filled with humor and heart. Considered a modern classic in Ireland Today, Jade and Talia discuss the story’s strong Irish roots and influence on today’s readers! Show Linktree: https://linktr.ee/onceuponatimepodFeatured Artist: Jamie of Jammy DrawingsInstagram: @jammydrawingsGuest Host: Jade of “AboutaBook”Instagram: @aboutabook.podcastLinktree: https://linktr.ee/Aboutabook.podcastR...
2021-05-2850 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 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 min
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
Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaLove: A Novel by Roddy DoylePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/410017 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love: A Novel Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Morgan C. Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 8 minutes Release date: June 23, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 1.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Two old friends reconnect in Dublin for a dramatic, revealing evening of drinking and storytelling in this winning new novel from the author of the Booker Prize winning Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha One summer's evening, two men meet up in a Dublin restaurant. Drinking pals back in their youth, now married and with...
2020-06-2310 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 minA 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
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
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
Up To 90The Commitments & The SnapperThis week on Up To 90, Emma and Julie talk Rabbits and Curleys as they look back on Roddy Doyle’s seminal films The Commitments and The Snapper.
Emma identified with the latter so much, she actually went off and got pregnant in the summer of fifth year. It was all in a bid to earn the coveted title of ‘Roddy Doyle’s number one fan.’
Meanwhile, the penny finally drops with Julie as to what the point of the podcast is. We see Colm Meaney as the Father of Ireland, Andrea Corr is a disconcerting fairy-child and Julie is back with her...
2018-06-1926 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
Llibres per somiar"Llibres per somiar": "La venjanуa dels mofetes", de Roddy Doyle - 27/02/18A "L'ofici d'educar", Jaume Centelles, autor de "La biblioteca al cor de l'escola", ens presenta a l'espai "Llibres per somiar" un tьtol de Roody Doyle, "La venjanуa dels mofetes", un llibre d'humor que ens parla dels mofetes, que tenen cura dels nens i que, quan els pares d'aquests nens fan alguna malifeta, els castiguen, i els fan trepitjar una caca.
2018-02-2703 min
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
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
Litopia All ShowsA Star Called Henry – Roddy Doyle
Part One of the Doyle’s The Last Roundup charts the raising, rising and falling of Henry Smart, scamp of Dublin, caught up in the machine of so-called national so-called liberation.
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From recent débuts to classics, fiction to non-fiction, memoirs, philosophy, science, history and journalism, Burning Books separates the smoking from the singeworthy, looking at the pleasures (and pains) of reading, the craft of writing, the ideas that are at the heart of great novels as well as novels that try to be great, but...
2017-04-1100 min
Burning BooksA Star Called Henry – Roddy Doyle
Part One of the Doyle’s The Last Roundup charts the raising, rising and falling of Henry Smart, scamp of Dublin, caught up in the machine of so-called national so-called liberation.
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From recent débuts to classics, fiction to non-fiction, memoirs, philosophy, science, history and journalism, Burning Books separates the smoking from the singeworthy, looking at the pleasures (and pains) of reading, the craft of writing, the ideas that are at the heart of great novels as well as novels that try to be great, but...
2017-04-1120 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
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
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.
2015-04-3021 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.
2015-04-3000 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 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 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.
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2014-01-301h 00
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
The Digested Read podcastRoddy Doyle: gutsy performance or needs more commitment? – books podcastJohn Crace boils down Roddy Doyle's sequel to The Commitments, The Guts, into just 600 words, while Caspar Llewellyn Smith and Hannah Freeman debate the merits of Jimmy Rabitte's return
2013-12-2909 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
TODO TIENE QUE VER CON TODOTodo tiene que ver con todo. nº17 10-09-2013: The Commitments, el soul de Roddy Doyle y Alan ParkerEn este programa nos metimos con el invento de Roddy Doyle y Alan Parker: el "soul blanco" del barrio Barrytown, Dublin. The Commitments nos actualiza el sonido soul.
* James Brown - Cold Sweet
* The Commitments - Mustang Sally
* The Commitments - Hard to handle
micro REWIND: Bob Dylan electrifica el folk
*** Bob Dylan - Subterranean homesick blues
* The Commitments - Try a little tenderness
* Andrew Strong - Girl got rhythm
2013-09-121h 03
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
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
Listen to New Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaPaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha: A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOKER PRIZE GEM by Roddy DoylePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237268 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha: A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOKER PRIZE GEM Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Aidan Gillen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 7 minutes Release date: May 5, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Paddy Clarke is ten years old. Paddy Clarke lights fires. Paddy Clarke's name is written in wet cement all over Barrytown, north Dublin. Paddy Clarke's heroes are Father Damien (and the lepers), Geronimo and George Best. Paddy Clarke has a brother called Francis, but Paddy...
2011-05-0505 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
Download 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
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 min
Edinburgh International Book FestivalRoddy Doyle (2010 children's event)
Listen 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. Brilliant and hilarious, the madcap misadventures of Rover and the Mack family are unmissable.
2010-09-1100 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
Satira ipv – ADOV GenovaDOYLE RODDY – ROVER SALVA IL NATALEDOYLE RODDY ROVER SALVA IL NATALE I bambini la sera non vogliono mai andare a letto. Tranne il 24 dicembre. Ma non sanno che Babbo Natale è davvero nei guai e che i loro regali sono seriamente in pericolo. Rudolph, la renna più forte e più veloce, che sa orientarsi a occhi chiusi tra le stelle, […]
1996-06-2200 min