Tubridy Show Archive - July 2008

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Thursday 31st July 2008
Are we as far on technologically as movies have led us to believe? Dave talks with Karlin Lillington and Michael John Gorman; how far we've come and where is left to go. Also Dr. Ronan Collins tells us about the possible appearance of a Remote Presence Robot on the hospital floor in Tallaght.

Ladies Day in Galway; we hear from young milliner Davina Lynch from Co. Cavan and another chance to hear jockey Ruby Walsh.

Elaine Cassidy tells us about her new role in Harpers Island and Little White Lies on RTE 1, at 9.30 pm on August 4th.

Wednesday 30th July 2008
Dave meets Cass Pennant, a former general in the West Ham ICF, and talks about a life in football. The film of his life, Cass, opens in Ireland on Friday 1 August.

The Naas dual carriageway is 25 years old. Dave plays a report marking the arrival of motorways in the Republic of Ireland.

CCTV - who is watching us and why! John Collins, Paul Creighton and TJ McIntyre discuss the issues.

Tuesday 29th July 2008
To mark the centenary of the Model T Ford, Dave talks cars with Neil Briscoe of Drive Magazine and Dennis McSweeney of Ford Ireland.

Live from Studio 8, the Republic of Loose perform a couple of tracks for Dave. Further information about the band, along with their tour dates, are online at www.republicofloose.com.

Author Catherine Dunne opens her personal time capsule for Dave.

Monday 28th July 2008
Andrew O'Connor revisits some of sport's greatest rivalries, as Powell and Bolt prepare to contest the men's 100 metres at the Beijing Olympics.

Dave replays an interview with Tom Waits, who performs at Dublin's Phoenix Park later this week.

James Drury was the star of the long-running TV western The Virginian. He talks to Dave about his long film and TV career.

Friday 25th July 2008
Dave talks to Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen about his new adventures in Northern Ireland. Laurence and Jackie's Northern Exposure is on BBC1 television on Friday nights.

Nicholas Sarkozy has come and gone, but will his "meddling" in Irish politics ever be forgiven? Harry McGee of the Irish Times takes a look at some examples of political interference.

Tanya Sweeney and Siobhan O'Connell debate the merits of some recent celebrity vanity projects, including Scarlett Johansson's recent album of Tom Waits covers.

Thursday 24th July 2008
What should we allow our children to see on the big and small screens? Dave puts the question to Film Classifier John Kelleher, Imelda Graham of Barnardos, and John McMahon of RTE Television.

Dave reads a letter from Aoife, written in response to yesterday's discussion on stalking.

"E-venge" is the latest online phenomenon. Journalist Carol Hunt and barrister Fergal Crehan discuss what happened when personal disputes leak onto the Internet.

Wednesday 23rd July 2008
The phenomenon of stalking was up for discussion with Author Dave Harvey and psychologist Mike Berry. Gripping scary and true, Dave Harvey regaled stories of Madonna, Brad Pitt, Versaci and John Lennon as Mike Berry discussed why people develop unhealthy obsessions with others.

The Beijing Olympics are looming so what better time to dwell on a few past controversial Olympiads. Irish Times Sports Journalist Tom Humphries and Boston College Sports historian looked over the history books, from 1896 in Athens to Jesse Owens in 1936, The Melbourne water polo wars in 1956, the Black Power salute of 1968 and the shock of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre of Israeli athletes.

Larry Gogan, Dervla Murphy, Bosco, Willie the newspaper seller from Grafton Street; All are nominated for our National Treasure mantelpiece! Keep them coming by text or email.

Tuesday 22nd July 2008
One in five Irish children is now overweight or obese. Is this because of genes or environmental factors? Dave asks Professor Helen Roche and Aisling Forkin of Fit Kids.

Happiness and economics - are they mutually exclusive? Tim Harford, who writes the "Dear Economist" problem page in the Financial Times, and John Doherty of All Hallow's College, discuss the issues.

Who do we think are worthy of the title "national treasure"? And how should we recognise them? John O'Keeffe of the Sunday Independent has some suggestions.

Monday 21st July 2008
Crisis management; what is it and how does it work?

Journalist Richard Delevan and PR Consultant Paul Allen came into studio to discus crisis management. They were joined on the phone by a bit of an expert in the field; Tony Blair's former advisor Alastair Campbell.

Mens' and womens' brains are different; its official! Dr. John O Connor head of Neuroscience in UCD and Colin Doherty neurologist in Saint James Hospital explained their latest theories to Dave.

And Owen Brady joined Dave live in studio to play a few tracks from his Album Prepare To Be Happy.

Owen chatted about the fact that the single You Look So Good Tonight has been included on the new cd of Sex And The City, and he and |Dave cleared up the afrct that the Dubliners did not in fact write the song, He himself, the Dubliner Ownen Brady did. All clear? Good.


Friday 18th July 2008
Jamboree 2008 will see thousands of scouts from all over the world descend on Punchestown race course for the August Bank Holiday weekend. How healthy is the scouting movement in Ireland? Dave asks Camp Chief Christie McCann, Scouting Radio creator Justin Dawson, and Seana O'Brien of the 54th Kilworth Scouts in Fermoy.

For more information, see www.jamboree2008.ie and www.scoutingradio.com.

Do scouts make good politicians? We find out from Dara Calleary (Fianna Fail), Dermot Lacey (Labour) and Brian Hayes (Fine Gael).

Journalists Kevin Rafter, Anna Carey and Colin Murphy discuss the world's most influential magazines.

Thursday 17th July 2008
Dave talked to clinical psychologist and Sunday Independent agony aunt Patricia Redlich and Hot Press sex columnist Anne Sexton about what couples should and should not disclose to each other before they marry.

Assumpta Hickey is the branch librarian at Balbriggan Library in Co. Dublin. She talked to Dave about a scheme the library is running in conjunction with local GPs in which GPs can advise patients to go to the library for specific self-help books.

It's just over a month before Barack Obama will accept the Democratic nomination in Denver Colorado in front of an expected audience of 75000 people. Professor Mike Cronin of Boston College and political activist Richard Boyd-Barrett discuss the power of mass meetings.

Wednesday 16th July 2008
Today is the anniversary of the first atomic bomb test at Los Alamos in New Mexico. Dave takes to Dr Mike Brady about "Roadrunner", a computer based on Playstation technology that's being used at the Los Alamos site.

Dave meets a group of people who've rejected the trends and, in some cases, the physical comforts of the 21st century to embrace their passion for the past. Sean and Tracie O'Sullivan from Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, live the Rockabilly/Psychobilly life, while artist David McDermott has transported his Dublin home back a whole century. Sean and Tracie will feature in tonight's Consuming Passions on RTE 1 television at 7pm.

Roddy Flynn explains the background to the threatened Hollywood actors' strike.

Tuesday 15th July 2008
Dave talks to British TV presenter and Childline founder Esther Rantzen about her new book, If Not Now, When?, which is published by Headline.

A panel of contributors discuss the phenomenon of summer language exchanges.

Monday 14th July 2008
Happy Bastille Day! Three French people living in Ireland - Helene Daquin, Herve Amoric and Helene Conway - talk about the importance of their national day.

How big an issue is religion in marriage? Dave asks Siraj Ahmed, Raphael Siev and marriage counsellor Lisa O'Hara.

Friday 11th July 2008
Irish actress Sarah Bolger, star of In America and The Spiderwick Chronicles talked to Dave about being a successful international actress and a school student.

On the eve of the 12th of July Dave talked about the marching season with RTE Reporter Philip Boucher-Hayes and Belfast born satirist Nuala McKeever.

And as Oxygen kicks off, journalist Sinead Gleeson came into studio to talk to Dave about the great Irish gigs of the past 25 years.

Thursday 10th July 2008
Iain Duncan Smith is predicting a future without politicians, because people are afraid that their pasts might come back to haunt them. Is this a likely scenario here in Ireland? Dave asks Catherine Halloran of The Star and Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness.

When men and women go on dates, who should pay? Tatiana Kovalenko, Sarah Carey and Andrea Byrne discuss "going Dutch".

Following on from the discovery of gold in Clontibret, Dave asks: what is the enduring appeal of the precious metal? Stephen Flood of Gold and Silver Investments answers.

Wednesday 9th July 2008
Net emigration is predicted to feature in Ireland's near future. What are our options? Niall Hatch provides a run-down of emigration hot-spots.

Dave talks to correspondents in Paris, Moscow, Beijing and Melbourne to find out what life might be like for would-be Irish emigrants.

The movie version of Mamma Mia opens in Irish cinemas tomorrow. What's the enduring appeal of Abba? Dave puts the question to Aedin Gormley of RTE lyric fm, songwriter Shay Healy and Abbaesque singer Gavin McCaffrey.

Tuesday 8th July 2008
Following again on that tennis final, Anton Savage and Betty Coady joined us to talk about grace under pressure. Dave spoke to Hollywood screenwriter Larry Gelbart about his work on such legendary shows as MASH and Tootsie.

And the false gods of the internet; Eamon Carey joined Dave to take a look at the giant like Wikipedia and Google and see what does the future hold for them.

Monday 7th July 2008
The Monday morning blues and whether they exist or not, was the topic for discussion. Science now claims it doesn't exist but practicality suggests otherwise.

Rabbi Julia Neuberger spoke to Dave Fanning about her life ands times and the promotion of Grey Power.

And after Fernando Torres and Rafa Nadal, we called in to Spain and had a chat about their sporting celebrations.

Friday 4th July 2008

It's American Independence Day. Dave asks Niall Stanage what the great and good are up to for the 4th of July, while Maryann Valulis talks about what it means to be an American living in Ireland.

Phill Jupitus is on his way to Ireland for the Galway Arts Festival. He talks Blockheads, Buzzcocks and life coaching. Details of his Galway gigs are online at www.galwayartsfestival.com.

Dave meets two Wimbledon addicts, sisters Ailbhe and Niamh Marr, who've camped outside the gates of the All England club every year for more than a decade.

Thursday 3rd July 2008

Dave reads a letter from Anne-Marie, explaining what life is like as the mother of a young child with Cerebral palsy.

The shine seems to have gone off Tom Cruise's stellar film career. On the day of his birthday, lecturer in film Roddy Flynn examines the Cruise phenomenon.

Is there one thing you really want to do before you die? Dave asks Noel Smyth, Mary Lou McDonald and Peadar de Burca. He also gets some advice on achieving the dream from life coach Caitlin O'Connor. A new TV series, One Thing To Do Before You Die, starts on RTE 1 tonight at 7pm.

Wednesday 2nd July 2008

What do YOU think are the most disgusting habits? Dave plays some audio of listeners whose answer is unanimous - spitting.

A couple of weeks ago, Ryan challenged a panel of sports haters to face their demons. Zbyszek Zalinski is the first to report back. He tells Dave about his visit to Belfield, to see Cork City take on UCD in League of Ireland football.

Dave discusses the nature of brotherhood with Louis and Adrian Copeland, Eugene O'Brien and Gareth Lombard.

Tuesday 1st July 2008

As the new regulations come into force we touch base with our resident learner-driver Brian O Connell.


Public Health Nurse Grainne Ryan talks about the difficulties and challenges of looking after a baby with a disability.

Eddie Hobbs and Clinical Psychologist Leslie Shoemaker discuss the house-mates from hell - the twenty and thirty-somethings who just don't want to leave home.