Seamus and Marie Heaney tell Gay Byrne how they heard the news.
Two weeks after the announcement of the Nobel Prize, Seamus and Marie Heaney tell Gay Byrne how they heard the news of the Nobel Prize win. The poet also talks about his critics and fellow writers in Ireland and abroad.
This episode of The Late Late Show was broadcast on 20 October 1995.
| Title: | How Seamus and Marie Heaney Heard the News |
| Clip Duration: | 00:06:39 |
| Material Type: | Video |
| Clip Title: | "There is No Such Thing as a Free Nobel Prize" |
| Series Title: | The Late Late Show |
| Information: | 'The Late Late Show' became an important forum for the airing and debating of many issues in a changing Irish society.
The first programme of 'The Late Late Show' was broadcast at 11.20 pm, 6 July 1962. At the time, it was unusual to have a live talk and entertainment show on so late in the day's viewing. On that first show, the guests were Count Cyril McCormack, Ken Gray, George Desmond Hodnett and Harry Thuillier. McGrath would go on to pioneer many other successful variety shows on Irish television. Pat Kenny replaced Gay Byrne as presenter in 1999 and remained in that position for 10 years. The programme is still running today and is presented by Ryan Tubridy. |
| Local Keywords: | Seamus Heaney, Poet, Poetry, Literature, Nobel Prize, Marie Heaney, Gay Byrne |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Factual |
| Topic: | Arts and Culture |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Gay Byrne (Presenter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ One |
| Production Year: | 1995 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | DLX00564 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Colour: | Colour |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
| Language: | English (eng) |
