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Companion series to the newly available RTÉ recordings of James Joyce's 'Ulysses', featuring discussion and explainers of the famous book. Originally broadcast in 2004. Hosted by Fritz Senn and the late Gerry O'Flaherty, with contributions from Edna O'Brien, Joseph O'Connor, Bernard Clarke and Barry McGovern. See RTE.ie/ulysses for more.

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    • Jun 3, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 27m AVG DURATION
    • 20 EPISODES


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    Introduction to Ulysses | Reading Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 28:31


    Joseph O'Connor, Edna O'Brien and Gerry O'Flaherty recall the events and characters of this day and explore why James Joyce's fictionalised events of an ordinary day should become such a literary masterpiece.

    Episode 1 Telemachus | Reading Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 27:28


    Stephen breakfasts at the Tower in Sandycove. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)

    Episode 2 Nestor | Reading Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 25:44


    Stephen teaches in Dalkey. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)

    Episode 3 Proteus | Reading Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 26:09


    Stephen walks along Sandymount Strand. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)

    Episode 4 Calypso | Reading Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 27:17


    Blooms has breakfast at 7 Eccles Street. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)

    Episode 5 Lotus Eaters | Reading Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 27:07


    Bloom goes to the Post Office on Westland Row and then buys some soap at Sweny's. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)

    Episode 6 Hades | Reading Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 25:10


    Bloom Attends the funeral of Paddy Dignam. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)

    Episode 7 Aeolus | Reading Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 27:33


    At the offices of The Freeman's Journal, Bloom and Stephen cross paths. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)

    Episode 8 Lestrygonians | Reading Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 26:26


    Blooms eats lunch in Davy Byrnes. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)

    Episode 9 Scylla and Charybdis | Reading Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 26:37


    Discussions about Shakespeare at the National Library. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)

    Episode 10 Wandering Rocks | Reading Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 27:58


    Dublin's citizens go about their day. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)

    Episode 11 Sirens | Reading Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 27:42


    There is music at the Ormond Hotel where Bloom stops for food. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)

    Episode 12 Cyclops | Reading Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 27:05


    The Citizen holds fort in Barney Kiernan's Pub. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)

    Episode 13 Nausicaa | Reading Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 26:08


    Bloom watches Gerty MacDowell on Sandymount Strand. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)

    Episode 14 Oxen of the Sun | Reading Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 26:52


    Bloom goes to visit Mina Purefoy at Holles Street Hospital, and then joins the Medical Students. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)

    Episode 15 Circe | Reading Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 45:46


    Stephen and Bloom go to Nighttown. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)

    Episode 16 Eumaeus | Reading Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 26:52


    A sober Bloom looks after a drunken Stephen at the Cabman's Shelter. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)

    Episode 17 Ithaca | Reading Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 26:56


    Bloom and Stephen go back to Eccles Street where they talk. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)

    Episode 18 Penelope | Reading Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 26:48


    Molly Bloom recalls her day. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)

    The Music of Ulysses | Reading Ulysses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 27:35


    In the final programme of the series, Barry McGovern and Bernard Clarke discuss the music of Ulysses.

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