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Today With Pat Kenny Wednesday 19 December 2012

Wednesday 19th December

The mid-morning current affairs magazine with the stories of the day, sharp analysis, in-depth features and consumer interest

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Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol.

Wednesday 19th December

We’ve been looking at a Charles Dickens novel every month during 2012. Last January we began with Great Expectations and in the following months we looked at Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Hard Times, Our Mutual Friend, The Old Curiosity Shop, Martin Chuzzlewit, A Tale of Two Cities, Nicholas Nickleby, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Bleak House and we conclude our series today with what else but A Christmas Carol. And for our Hail and Farewell to Dickens Pat was joined as usual by Cathy Belton, Barry Barnes and Niall MacMonagle.

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Strumpet City

Monday 18th March

Some books, almost overnight, reach a huge and varied audience. Some books are read by young and old, rich and poor, university professors and ordinary Joe and Josephine Soaps and one such book is James Plunkett’s magnificent Strumpet City, first published in 1969. It’s a “Dub” novel with a universal appeal and the 1980 RTE dramatisation was shown in over 30 countries worldwide. Next month, Strumpet City has been chosen as the One City, One Book title by Dublin City Libraries and Dublin, UNESCO City of Literature. And to celebrate this event and to discover more about the novel, Pat ...

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Family Life in Poetry

Monday 6th May

Public Holidays, for many of us, are breathing spaces. They allow us a bit of down time, an extra day added on to the weekend. It’s when we catch up with family and this morning we’re going to hear a number of poems on the topic of family, a topic we are very familiar with, indeed part of in one way or another. And to explore the variations and permutations of family life in poetry, especially poems by Irish poets, Pat was joined in studio now by actors Cathy Belton, Barry Barnes and by Niall MacMonagle.

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