Reader's Hour

Reader's Hour
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Reader's Hour is a new Irish literary radio show broadcast on Quarantine FM, Ireland's fastest-growing digital radio station. Every week, Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallagher delve into Irish writing across the cultural board - from poetry, to fiction, to essays, to journalism, to literary history. The show promises to be a soothing ear balm in the current climate.

  1. 04/04/2021

    Episode 16 (with Lisa McInerney)

    Reader's Hour is an Irish literary radio show on Quarantine FM presented by Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallagher. In this episode Anna speaks to award-winning novelist Lisa McInerney and looks at 'They', a short film about race and identity in Ireland featuring poetry from FeliSpeaks and Jafaris.

    59 min

  2. 18/03/2021

    Episode 15 (with Molly O'Leary)

    Reader's Hour is an Irish literary radio show on Quarantine FM presented by Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallagher. In this episode Anna speaks to writer/poet/musician Molly O'Leary about her essay on our relationship with technology, ‘Philosophy Wildflower,’ and takes a look at poetry from Annemarie Ní Churreáin’s powerful 2017 collection Bloodroot.

    56 min

  3. 11/03/2021

    Episode 14 (with Danny Denton)

    Reader's Hour is an Irish literary radio show on Quarantine FM presented by Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallagher. In this episode Anna spotlights an upcoming event featuring writers from trans writers union as part of Imagine Belfast festival; speaks to writer and editor of the Stinging Fly magazine, Danny Denton; and reads poems by Paula Meehan.

    56 min

  4. 01/03/2021

    Episode 13 (with John Patrick McHugh)

    Reader's Hour is an Irish literary radio show on Quarantine FM presented by Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallgher. In this episode Anna reviews Maggie O'Farrell's novel, 'Hamnet'; looks at a commemorative anthology on poets and mentors; and talks to author John Patrick McHugh about his writing and his debut book of short stories, 'Pure Gold', published in February 2021.

    59 min

  5. 14/02/2021

    Episode 12 (with Amy Donohoe)

    Reader's Hour is an Irish literary radio show on Quarantine FM presented by Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallagher. We discuss the great works of poet Medbh McGuckian. Journalist and climate change ambassador Amy Donohoe joins us to chat about media and the environment. Finally, we take a look at 'Emergence', a new anthology aimed to celebrate the joys of ageing.

    59 min

  6. 08/02/2021

    Episode 11 (with Nicole Flattery)

    Reader's Hour is an Irish literary radio show on Quarantine FM presented by Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallagher. We discuss the use of Irish in presidential speeches and political rhetoric. Award-winning author Nicole Flattery joins us for a chat. We talk about the work of Irish translator Frank Wynne.

    56 min

  7. 24/01/2021

    Episode 10 (with Patrick Freyne)

    Reader's Hour is an Irish literary radio show on Quarantine FM presented by Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallagher. We discuss the life and work of activist Frederick Douglass and his connections to Ireland. Irish Times journalist and author Patrick Freyne joins us following our previous discussion of his debut book 'Okay Let's Do Your Stupid Idea' (Episode 8). And we pick out some of our favourite poems by Irish writers.

    59 min

  8. 21/01/2021

    Episode 9 (with Conor Duggan)

    Reader's Hour is an Irish literary radio show on Quarantine FM presented by Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallagher. This week we chat about the late poet and activist Pat Tierney. We are joined by writer Conor Duggan and we set out our top books to look out for in 2021.

    59 min
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About

Reader's Hour is a new Irish literary radio show broadcast on Quarantine FM, Ireland's fastest-growing digital radio station. Every week, Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallagher delve into Irish writing across the cultural board - from poetry, to fiction, to essays, to journalism, to literary history. The show promises to be a soothing ear balm in the current climate.

Information

  • Creator
    Reader's Hour
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Reader's Hour
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