Roddy Doyle
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Oct 28, 2026
RossHOST
And as
MarkHOST
Roddy Doyle said, and Cork people are the black people of Ireland.
MarkHOST
And Douglas people
ThomasHOST
are the black people of Ireland.
Declan O'RourkeGUEST
You know, very colorful place to grow up, Ballyferm.
Declan O'RourkeGUEST
really beautiful people very just great characters very funny I sometimes think it's like being in a Roddy Doyle novel you know but on the other side of the river really you know just all of that kind of crack and very colourful stories and jokers and you know knocking in for a bowl of sugar next door and it was tough as well you know the 80s in Ireland Yeah, it was.
Declan O'RourkeGUEST
But in that way that was unifying or, you know, we all were the same.
Declan O'RourkeGUEST
So it was difficult to leave that and to try and stay in touch with that.
Jon GauntHOST
[laughs] But, uh, have you ever, have you ever read the book, The Van? It's also a film, but the book is the best.
Jon GauntHOST
It's by Roddy Doyle, the Irish writer, you know, who wrote The Commitments.
Jon GauntHOST
Um, and it's about these two guys, [laughs] unemployed Irish guys, I think it's in- set in Dublin, and um, they buy an old van and convert it into a fish and chip van.
Jon GauntHOST
It's a great novel.
Jon GauntHOST
It's fantastic.
Jon GauntHOST
He's a brilliant writer, a really brilliant writer.
Jon GauntHOST
Don't you think? Roddy Doyle, I love him.
Jon GauntHOST
Anyway, there we go.
Brett BohmHOST
Yes, yes, yes.
Brett BohmHOST
At the end of Alan Parker's 1991 movie, The Commitments, based on the Roddy Doyle novel of the same name.
Brett BohmHOST
The main character Jimmy's dream of managing a successful Irish R&B band goes belly up in spectacular fashion when the band gets in a massive fight at their big gig, which leaves their lead singer sprawled out in the alley with his face all busted up and bleeding.
Brett BohmHOST
And as Jimmy walks home later that night, along the port of Dublin in the moonlight.
Caitríona LallyGUEST
That wasn't me at all.
Caitríona LallyGUEST
I read Roddy Doyle, and I remember when The Snapper came out, and I was, oh, I think I was 11 or 12, and my mind being blown by this.
Caitríona LallyGUEST
That it was a Dublin that I kind of could famil- like I was familiar with.
Caitríona LallyGUEST
The speech was amazing.
Sam GeorgeHOST
"Sam, are you seriously picking The Commitments over Otis Redding for this song?" Yes, I am, and I'm prepared to be insufferable about it because for this week's brief soul and R&B from movie soundtracks, this is absolutely perfect.
Sam GeorgeHOST
The Commitments is a 1991 film about a group of working class Dublin musicians trying to form a soul band based on Roddy Doyle's novel and directed by Alan Parker.
Sam GeorgeHOST
It's funny, chaotic, rude, deeply Irish, and built around one extremely optimistic idea: that Dublin could become the soul capital of the world.
Sam GeorgeHOST
Which, of course, is ridiculous, and also somehow completely believable because the whole film understands something crucial about soul music.
TomHOST
I'm Tom, and each week, I speak to authors behind books I've loved, and I hope you will, too.
TomHOST
This week, I'm joined by Roddy Doyle to talk about A Ghostly Little Book.
TomHOST
Ghost stories have fascinated writers for centuries, from Edgar Allan Poe and Charles Dickens to Shirley Jackson and Toni Morrison.
TomHOST
Now, five contemporary authors have each written a new story exploring the many different ways a haunting can unfold.
TomHOST
A Ghostly Little Book brings together stories from Roddy Doyle, Olga Ravn, Eliza Clark, Tom Crewe, and Helen Oyeyemi, stories that are by turn strange, unsettling, funny, moving and, of course, frightening.
TomHOST
Roddy Doyle is the author of 13 acclaimed novels as well as books for children, plays, and screenplays.
TomHOST
He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, and he is one of Ireland's most celebrated contemporary writers.
TomHOST
Last year, he was the head judge for the Booker Prize and, as we recorded our conversation the day after this year's shortlist was announced, I wanted to ask a bit about the judging process.
John FallonGUEST
That's as close as you're gonna get.
John FallonGUEST
But yeah, any time he's been asked and, you know, he's been at some of these audiences himself and, and Roddy Doyle over the years-
David McCullaghHOST
Mm
John FallonGUEST
... they're still going on, it always comes up, you know, who was the best manager you played for, and categorically, it's Clough he mentions.
Jim JimHOST
in Brazil.
Jim JimHOST
The Irish famous writer that wrote "The Snapper" and "The Commitments" was Roddy Doyle.
Jim JimHOST
And 2004 is when the smoking ban came into Ireland.
CrossyHOST
So was it five and a half, is it?
Sebastian BarryGUEST
What the hell is it that we do? What is it that we do? Nobody knew.
Sebastian BarryGUEST
Roddy Doyle didn't know.
Sebastian BarryGUEST
John Boyne didn't know.
Sebastian BarryGUEST
everyone was thrilled that they didn't know.
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