Companion series to the RTÉ recordings of James Joyce's 'Ulysses', featuring discussion, guides and explainers of the famous book. Originally broadcast in 2004.
Listen to the main production of 'Ulysses' here
Introduction to Ulysses | Reading Ulysses
Joseph O'Connor, Edna O'Brien and Gerry O'Flaherty recall the events and characters of this day and explore why James Joyce's fictionalised events of an ordinary day should become such a literary masterpiece.
Episode 1 Telemachus | Reading Ulysses
Stephen breakfasts at the Tower in Sandycove. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)
Episode 2 Nestor | Reading Ulysses
Stephen teaches in Dalkey. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)
Episode 3 Proteus | Reading Ulysses
Stephen walks along Sandymount Strand. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)
Episode 4 Calypso | Reading Ulysses
Blooms has breakfast at 7 Eccles Street. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)
Episode 5 Lotus Eaters | Reading Ulysses
Bloom goes to the Post Office on Westland Row and then buys some soap at Sweny's. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)
Episode 6 Hades | Reading Ulysses
Bloom Attends the funeral of Paddy Dignam. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)
Episode 7 Aeolus | Reading Ulysses
At the offices of The Freeman's Journal, Bloom and Stephen cross paths. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)
Episode 8 Lestrygonians | Reading Ulysses
Blooms eats lunch in Davy Byrnes. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)
Episode 9 Scylla and Charybdis | Reading Ulysses
Discussions about Shakespeare at the National Library. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)
Episode 10 Wandering Rocks | Reading Ulysses
Dublin's citizens go about their day. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)
Episode 11 Sirens | Reading Ulysses
There is music at the Ormond Hotel where Bloom stops for food. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)
Episode 12 Cyclops | Reading Ulysses
The Citizen holds fort in Barney Kiernan's Pub. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)
Episode 13 Nausicaa | Reading Ulysses
Bloom watches Gerty MacDowell on Sandymount Strand. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)
Episode 14 Oxen of the Sun | Reading Ulysses
Bloom goes to visit Mina Purefoy at Holles Street Hospital, and then joins the Medical Students. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)
Episode 15 Circe | Reading Ulysses
Stephen and Bloom go to Nighttown. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)
Episode 16 Eumaeus | Reading Ulysses
A sober Bloom looks after a drunken Stephen at the Cabman's Shelter. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)
Episode 17 Ithaca | Reading Ulysses
Bloom and Stephen go back to Eccles Street where they talk. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)
Episode 18 Penelope | Reading Ulysses
Molly Bloom recalls her day. (Episode guide with Gerry O'Flaherty, Dublin historian and Joyce expert, in conversation with Fritz Senn, Director of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. First broadcast in 2004.)
The Music of Ulysses | Reading Ulysses
In the final programme of the series, Barry McGovern and Bernard Clarke discuss the music of Ulysses.