The Big Show: Episode 35

This edition of The BIG Show comes from Belfast’s Lyric Theatre and Robin meets actor & director Joan McCready, author Emma Heatherington & TV Personality Debbie Magee. There is also live music from Maria Nickolay, Claire Murray talks about the new season at The Lyric and we meets the cast of Kiss Me Kate. Other […]
Novel Ideas: Calming Conflict Brian Lambkin

Brian Lambkin, former Principal of Lagan College and founding Director of the Mellon Centre for Migration Studies discusses his book Calming Conflict: Northern Ireland, Metaphor, and Migration.
Scoil Samhraidh Mhic Reachtain

The McCracken Summer School celebrates 20 years of bringing Irish language and culture to an international audience in north Belfast. (Subtitled)
Talk Like That: Malachi O’Doherty

Karen Mooney talks to Malachi O Doherty about growing up in west Belfast, being a disciple of a Hindu Swami and returning to India after 40 years.
Jaipur Literature Festival: Episode 5 Autumn Light

Pico Iyer, essayist and novelist, in conversation with Glenn Patterson on his work, Autumn Light, a far-reaching exploration of Japanese history and culture.
Novel Ideas: Gerry McCullough

Connor McKernan chats with prizewinning writer and poet Gerry McCullough who rose to prominence with the critically acclaimed 2010 novel book Belfast Girls.
Novel Ideas: Dermot Breen

Author Dermot Breen joins us, he has recently released the third and final chapter of a trilogy of books dedicated to his late wife Jacqui.
Jaipur Literature Festival: Writing From The Brink – Episode 4

Writing from the Brink: Salil Tripathi in conversation with writer Brian Keena.
Jaipur Literature Festival: Episode 6 The World’s Most Infamous Diamond

William Dalrymple and Navtej Sarna recall the often bloody history of Koh-i-Noor: the world’s most infamous diamond.
Jaipuir Literature Festival Episode 3: Falling off the Map

Navtej Sarna, former Indian Ambassador to the US, author Pico Iyer, restauranteur Asma Khan and poet/novellist Ruth Padel in conversation with Garret Carr.