The Ryan Tubridy Show Thursday 21 January 2021
The Ryan Tubridy Show
The Ryan Tubridy Show is a fast paced entertaining and informative sixty minutes of morning radio.
News Round-Up of the Day
The stories and headlines of the day that grabbed Ryan's attention.
Liz Nugent
Author Liz Nugent joined Ryan on the line to talk about the continued success of her latest book 'Our Little Cruelties', her awkward encounter with Elvis Costello at a party, and how Marian Keyes helped her get back to writing after the sad passing of her dad.
'Our Little Cruelties' by Liz Nugent is available now.
Music Played on the Show
Friends In Low Places
Garth Brooks
4:14
Firework
Katy Perry
3:46
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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