With Bloomsday budding, our thoughts turn to Joyce, tonight we broadcast two stories from Dubliners - The Sisters and An Encounter - as performed by the RTÉ Rep.

The Sisters
In the opening story of Dubliners, Patrick Dawson as Stephen Dedalus tells of a secret and sacred accident in the past that unsettles an old priest's mind.

Patrick Dawson narrated Stephen Dedalus,
Old Cotter was Brendan Cauldwell
Breandán Ó Dúill played the Uncle
Barbara was Mc Caughey the aunt
Eliza was played by Pegg Monaghan.
The producer was William Styles.

An Encounter
Two boys go mitching on a June day. As the day progresses and memories of school and home fade, a chance meeting with a strange man turns a bright day very

Joe Taylor narrated Stephen Dedalus
Laurence Foster was Father Butler
The Man was played by Seamus Forde.
Other parts were played by members of the RTÉ Raidio Éireann Players.
The producer was William Styles.