Penelope

We conclude our short season of selected episodes from Ulysses introduced by playwright Michael West.

The RTÉ Players' 1982 recording, directed by William Styles, has been hailed as an audio masterpiece, and described by John Phipps in the Spectator as a 'a rare, enduring example of radio drama as art.’

Playwright Michael West, discusses Penelope, the final episode from James Joyce’s Ulysses and we’ll hear an excerpt from the episode itself. Pegg Monaghan plays Molly Bloom, lost in sleepy ruminations of Leopold Bloom, Blazes Boylan and others.

An excerpt from Penelope, the final episode from Joyce’s Ulysses - the 1982 recording by the RTÉ players, directed by William Styles and recorded by Marcus MacDonald. Pegg Monahan played Molly Bloom.

For full production credits and to listen to the complete recording of Ulysses as well as the RTÉ Players’ adaptation of Dubliners and Joyce’s play, Exiles, click here

The Series Producer of Drama On One is Kevin Reynolds