Ulysses - James Joyce

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James Joyce's 'Ulysses' is one of the most important works of modernist literature. The book chronicles the passage of Leopold Bloom through Dublin during an ordinary day, 16 June 1904 (the day of Joyce's first date with his future wife, Nora Barnacle). In 1982 RTÉ Radio celebrated the centenary of Joyce's birth with a dramatised full production of 'Ulysses'; this broadcast is now considered one of the definitive adaptations of the book. See RTE.ie/ulysses for more.

  • 46 minutes 33 seconds
    Episode 1 - Telemachus
    Stephen breakfasts at the Tower in Sandycove.
    10 June 2020, 12:50 pm
  • 33 minutes 2 seconds
    Episode 2 - Nestor
    Stephen teaches in Dalkey.
    10 June 2020, 12:49 pm
  • 48 minutes 41 seconds
    Episode 3 - Proteus
    Stephen walks along Sandymount Strand.
    10 June 2020, 12:46 pm
  • 46 minutes 24 seconds
    Episode 4 - Calypso
    Bloom has breakfast at 7 Eccles Street.
    10 June 2020, 12:45 pm
  • 43 minutes 3 seconds
    Episode 5 - Lotus Eaters
    Bloom goes to the Post Office on Westland Row and then buys some soap at Sweny's.
    10 June 2020, 12:43 pm
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    Episode 6 - Hades
    Bloom attends the funeral of Paddy Dignam.
    10 June 2020, 12:37 pm
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    Episode 7 - Aeolus
    At the offices of The Freeman's Journal, Bloom and Stephen cross paths.
    10 June 2020, 12:35 pm
  • 1 hour 24 minutes
    Episode 8 - Lestrygonians
    Bloom eats lunch in Davy Byrnes.
    10 June 2020, 12:33 pm
  • 1 hour 17 minutes
    Episode 9 - Scylla and Charybdis
    Discussions about Shakespeare at the National Library.
    10 June 2020, 12:19 pm
  • 1 hour 25 minutes
    Episode 10 - Wandering Rocks
    Dublin's citizens go about their day.
    10 June 2020, 12:17 pm
  • 1 hour 37 minutes
    Episode 11 - Sirens
    There is music at the Ormond Hotel where Bloom stops for food.
    10 June 2020, 12:14 pm
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