This week Ryan spoke to Doug Allan from the award-winning wildlife programme Planet Earth, conspiracy theories, Ross Frenett of Moonshot, celebrating 50 years of Irish business, Countdown's Susie Dent needs chats about her book, An Emotional Dictionary, and David King, dad of Toy Show star Adam on his new book, Sir Adam the Brave.

Susie Dent needs no introduction as the face of Countdown's Dictionary Corner. Her latest book, An Emotional Dictionary is an A to Z guide for the times we live in.

The stories and headlines that grabbed Ryan's attention.

Liam talks about Angela Lansbury's love for Ireland. Liam and his wife Anne had lunch at the actress' Cork home. They met at the Galway Arts Festival and kept in touch ever since.

The stories and headlines that grabbed Ryan's attention.

Phyllis is the owner of the well-known Cobwebs Galway shop. She is celebrating a significant milestone of 50 years in business and contacted Ryan after hearing his prompt to support Irish businesses by shopping local.

Conspiracy theories and extreme views are no longer confined to the fringes of society. Ross Frenett is the co-founder of tech company Moonshot which tracks online extremism and offers an escape route for those involved.

The stories and headlines that grabbed Ryan's attention.

The stories and headlines that grabbed Ryan's attention.

Doug Allan is the cameraman for the award-winning wildlife programmes, Blue Planet and Planet Earth alongside David Attenborough. Doug will tour Ireland in November dougallan.com/