Fictions: Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote (XXXL) | Culture File
Culture File's August reading club featuring the Fictions of Argentine writer, Jorge Luis Borges. Luke and Colm welcome a special guest to discuss one story from Borges's collection Fictions. This time, we're on the trail of Pierre Menard, an improbable literary figure who has re-written Don Quix...
Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen: Trailer
What does being a ‘man’ really mean? From Michael Palin in his 80s to comedian Vittorio Angelone, just turned 30, seven men share their deeply personal experiences of manhood.
After almost dying of covid-19, our host and guide Michael Rosen has just reached the ripe old age of 80. It’s got him th...
Who is Brazil's new President; the global epidemic of anger and Colm Tóibín on the fathers of great Irish writers.
We look at what led Brazilians to vote for a far-right President, explore the origins of the Age of Anger and ask author Colm Tóibín why fathers are a necessary evil.
Walking With Ghosts Audiobook by Gabriel Byrne
Listen to full audiobook for free : https://litupbook.com/free Title: Walking With GhostsSubtitle: A MemoirCategories: Art, Biography, CelebrityAuthor: Gabriel ByrneNarrator: Gabriel ByrnePublisher: Macmillan Digital AudioRelease date: 11-14-2024Language: EnglishSummary:This audiobook is exquisit...
Wexford Extra: Colm Tóibín
Colm Tóibín is a novelist from Enniscorthy. Here he recalls a bridge over the River Slaney and the landscape and history of Wexford. Colm's most recent book "Long Island" (2024) is a sequel to "Brooklyn". His previous titles include "The Master", "The Testament of Mary", & "The Blackwater Lightsh...
The unstoppable and indefatigable Colm Tóibín
The unstoppable and indefatigable Colm Tóibín drops in to talk about his latest projects – which include poetry, opera and a new novella.
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Colm Tóibín Reads Tobias Wolff
Colm Tóibín joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “Awaiting Orders,” by Tobias Wolff, which was published in The New Yorker in 2005. Tóibín, who is a fiction writer, essayist, playwright, and poet, has won the International Dublin Literary Award, the Folio Prize, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, ...
Colm Tóibín’s Testaments of Mary: An Interview with the Author
Recorded Monday, 28th of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival.
Join David Shepherd (Biblical Studies) in conversation with celebrated Irish writer, Colm Tóibín, about his Booker Prize short-listed novella, Testament of Mary, and its operatic adaptation, Te...
New fiction from Barbara Kingsolver, Colm Tóibín and Ayad Akhtar
This week, Kate and Cassie are joined by regulars Hannah Kent and Tom Wright to discuss three books that echo one another across themes of art, beauty, family and transformation.
In Barbara Kingsolver's Partita, a young woman longs to escape her small town and difficult mother through music (and ...
Les Twins: with Favour Odusola
The Comfort Zone: dancer and choreographer, Favour "Official PAK" Odusola brings the choreographic art of Les Twins for appreciation, and also creates a Comfort Zone Choreo (seated) for celebrated non-dancer Colm Tóibín.
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