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Daniel O'Donnell and Big Tom McBride, in a picture posted by Daniel's Facebook page.

Listen: Daniel O'Donnell pays tribute to Big Tom

Country music singers came together this morning on RTÉ Radio 1 with the passing of country music legend Big Tom McBride. Ryan Tubridy paid tribute to the man and the music with Daniel O'Donnell, Philomena Begley, Margo and Declan Nerney on RTÉ Radio 1.

Music • 18 Apr 18

Ruth Jones on her new novel and that Gavin & Stacey reunion

Gavin and Stacey writer and actress Ruth Jones has been there, done that and bought several t-shirts when it comes to showbiz, and now she has released her first novel, Never Greener.

Books • 06 Apr 18

Teenage cellist's €4,000-a-year lifeline from Riverdance creator

Jayden Lamcellari, from Dublin, has been offered the financial support after his mum got in touch with The Ryan Tubridy Show.

the ryan tubridy show • 23 Feb 18

Daniel Kaluuya nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for his role in Get Out

Why 'Get Out' Matters

Originally from Chicago, Clara Rose Thornton is a spoken word artist, culture journalist and broadcaster and she joined Ryan Tubridy to talk about why it's important that the movie Get Out got the Oscar nods it did.

Film • 26 Jan 18

Cilla Black remembered, by her son Bobby - a lorra lorra love

It's fair to say that there's a lorra lorra love about for the late, great, queen of Blind Date, Cilla Black. Her son Robert Willis joined Ryan Tubridy to talk about his beloved mum and to tell Ryan about the new musical he's producing about her life.

Theatre • 22 Jan 18

Ryan Tubridy and First Fortnight founder JP Swaine

First Fortnight - changing attitudes towards our mental health

JP Swaine joined Ryan Tubridy to share his personal story and to discuss First Fortnight, a festival aimed at changing attitudes towards mental health through creative arts.

First Fortnight • 03 Jan 18

Shooting Cillian Murphy - behind the lens of Peaky Blinders

Cathal Watters has the distinction of the title of Director of Photography on what Ryan Tubridy calls "the coolest programme on TV".

Television • 21 Dec 17

London's V&A Museum uncovered: Tubridy talks to the new director

The V&A contains the stuff of legend, quite literally, and the new Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Tristram Hunt, joined avid fan of the museum, Ryan Tubridy.

visual arts • 05 Dec 17

On Bob Dylan: "He thinks for us, speaks for us, sings for us"

Pop culture and high culture collide in Harvard University, where classics professor Richard F Thomas teaches a course on Bob Dylan.

Music • 05 Dec 17

Joe Dolan remembered, 10 years on - Tubridy goes to Mullingar

When you're in Mullingar, there's no getting away from the town's most famous son – and we're not talking about Niall Horan – you'll pass his statue, you'll go over his bridge, you might stop in at his pub for a sandwich.

Music • 25 Oct 17

Pat Shortt talks to Tubridy about his new show & getting serious

Pat Shortt is feeling a little delicate. Why? Well, people tried to drown him in a hot tub, that's why. And he cracked a rib trying to escape from what could have been a warm, watery grave.

RTÉ Radio 1 • 12 Oct 17

Matt Lucas talks to Tubridy about wigs, coming out & telling all

Award-winning comedian, actor and writer Matt Lucas spawned one of the most successful television shows in British comedy, Little Britain. Matt joined The Ryan Tubridy Show to talk about his new autobiography, Little Me: My Life From A-Z.

RTÉ Radio 1 • 05 Oct 17

Country King Robert Mizzell tells all to Tubridy

Louisiana-born Robert Mizzell spent his childhood in foster care and it was only after a move to Ireland as a 20-year-old, that he discovered his untapped talent for music. He joined Ryan Tubridy to speak about his rise to stardom.

Music • 02 Oct 17

The Allusionist talks to Tubridy: "People do love a good swear"

Ryan Tubridy had an entertaining chat with Helen Zaltzman, who explained what was behind her successful podcast series The Allusionist, which explores language, the different ways we use it, and why.

Podcasts • 18 Sep 17

A boy's life - Robert Webb talks to Tubridy about his new book

Well-known for his comedic roles on the small screen in Peep Show and That Mitchell & Webb Look, Robert Webb joined The Ryan Tubridy Show today to discuss his new book How Not to be a Boy.

Books • 12 Sep 17

S-Town Creator Brian Reed talks to Tubridy

The medium of the podcast has provided us with several such intriguing tales, none more so than S-Town, which was downloaded a record-breaking ten million times in four days on its release

Podcasts • 11 Sep 17

To Kill The President: 'The mood is right for this kind of story'

Jonathan Freedland – writing as Sam Bourne – has written a book with the provocative title 'To Kill The President'. And Ryan Tubridy loves everything about the book.

Books • 31 Aug 17

Noah Hawley: the man behind TV hits Fargo & Legion talks to Tubs

Before The Fall is a book that has made it onto Ryan Tubridy's reading list and into his heart this summer - on The Ryan Tubridy Show, he was joined by its author Noah Hawley to talk about why you should wait until you're on terra firma before diving in.

Radio 1 • 28 Aug 17

Dermot Murphy and Jacob McCarthy star as an unlikely pair of mates in Nick Kelly's The Drummer and The Keeper.

The Drummer and The Keeper: Nick Kelly on his feature film debut

The Drummer and The Keeper marks musician and filmmaker Nick Kelly's feature film debut. He describes it as "a buddy movie about an unlikely friendship".

Film • 29 Aug 17

The story behind Jerry Lewis' infamous Holocaust movie

Jerry Lewis certainly left his mark as one of the great comedic stars of the twentieth century - in fact, he left his mark twice on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, receiving not one but two stars.

Film • 25 Aug 17

David Bowie and Queen - the story behind the forgotten sessions

How would you feel if you learned there were recordings of David Bowie and Queen jamming together that have never seen the light of day?

Music • 19 Jul 17

Lynn Barber talks to Tubridy - my refugee lodger

Journalist Lynn Barber is used to interviewing people. She's often credited as being one of the first celebrity interviewers in the UK, and remains peerless in her field...

Books • 22 Jun 17