Reader's Hour

Reader's Hour

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Reader's Hour episodes

  • Episode 6 (with Gabija Gataveckaite)

    Reader's Hour is an Irish literary radio show on Quarantine FM presented by Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallagher. This week we continue our conversation about the implications of the Censorship Act in Ireland. We focus on the post-1960 period where restrictions somewhat eased, together with the rise of women in journalism. We chat to Irish Independent journalist Gabija Gataveckaite about reporting in the midst of a pandemic and more. We discuss John Banville's recent comments on the Booker Prize and the generational divides in literature. 

    1 hr
  • Episode 5 (with Thomas Rodgers Endersby)

    Reader's Hour is an Irish literary radio show on Quarantine FM presented by Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallagher. This week we take you through the Censorship Act that had significant implications for media and literature in Ireland. We chat to poetry scholar Thomas Rodgers Endersby about the great Derek Mahon. We discuss some of the most well-known adaptations of Irish novels.


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    1 hr
  • Episode 4 (with Brigid O'Dea)

    Reader's Hour is an Irish literary radio show on Quarantine FM presented by Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallagher. This week we chat to freelance writer and poet Brigid O'Dea about her recent trip to Cape Clear, children's literature and personal essays. Catherine and Anna discuss the Irish Literary Revival and the legacy of Lady Gregory

    58 min
  • Episode 3 (with Susanna Galbraith)

    Reader's Hour is an Irish literary radio show on Quarantine FM presented by Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallagher. In our third episode, Anna speaks to Susanna Galbraith, Editorial and Project Officer with Abridged Magazine. We also start what will be an ongoing discussion on the show; of the erasure of women’s writing in Ireland.

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    59 min
  • Episode 2 (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 our second episode, Molly O'Leary talks about fairy legends in literature. We discuss the appeal of Paul Durcan's poetry as well as the rise of the personal essay on the Irish literary scene.

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    1 hr
  • Episode 1 (with Paul McCarrick)

    Reader's Hour is an Irish literary radio show on Quarantine FM presented by Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallagher. In our first episode, we have an exclusive interview with Irish poet Paul McCarrick. Anna talks about how the cholera epidemic in the 1800s influenced Bram Stoker's Dracula and we have some good all-round book recommendations to consider for Christmas gifts.

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    1 hr 1 min

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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…