The Ryan Tubridy Show Friday 16 March 2018
The Ryan Tubridy Show
The Ryan Tubridy Show is a fast paced entertaining and informative sixty minutes of morning radio.
Best of the Week Podcast
This week Ryan spoke to Olympian Rob Heffernan after his exit from Dancing with the Stars; Chi-chi Nwanoku spoke about family life in the face of societal prejudice; There was fun and chat from the Cheltenham Festival; and consultant neurologist Jules Montague spoke about who we become when pieces of our mind go missing.
News Round Up of the Day
The stories and headlines of the day that grabbed Ryan's attention.
Kristy Shen - Retiring at 31
Canadian millennial Kristy Shen joined Ryan on the line to explain how, at the age of 31, she and her husband made the decision to retire from their jobs and travel the world!
Beth Byrne - Make-A-Wish Ireland
Ryan spoke to Beth, and her mum Rachel, to find out how Beth got on in Florida where her wish to become a mermaid for a day came true!
Music Played on the Show
After All
The Frank And Walters
3:06
Gloria
Laura Branigan
4:47
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Programme Highlights
Hugh Bonneville
Star of Downton Abbey and Paddington, Hugh Bonneville, spoke to Ryan about portraying beloved children's author Roald Dahl in the Sky Arts film 'To Olivia' and how he's been helping out with the vaccine roll-out in the UK.
Paul Oakley Stovall
American actor Paul Oakley Stovall plays George Washington in the first national tour of 'Hamilton'. He joined Ryan on the line from Cork to talk about following in the footsteps of historical figure Frederick Douglass as part of plans for a new musical.
Ruth Coker Burks
Ruth Coker Burks is someone who has defied disapproval in America's Deep South to help and care for men with Aids since the 1980s. She joined Ryan on the line from the US to tell her remarkable story of compassion and combating prejudice.
Presenter: Ryan Tubridy