The Ryan Tubridy Show **Mod: Read OP**

I don't think boc was cancelled for surpassing the lls. It was to give their new high value signing Ray darcy a job.

O'Connor's show was edging out the LLS in viewer figures (from what I remember). The LLS was RTE's flagship programme at the time. I think that D'Arcy's show was later. Either way, both were RTE mistakes.

Regards…jmcc

stuck in between Sammy Sausages & Tommy bowe!

Do you means Virgins The Bookman and host of the world renowed Book Podcast. Professional nerd and "young" old foggy.

What is this about 150k.

And he can work from home because he's got a state of the art studio. :)

Regards…jmcc

My heart always sinks when I see a flurry of activity on the thread and it’s not about Tubridy paying the money back.

He said he would pay it back. Why hasn’t he paid it back ? Was he just lying ?

Tubridy's daughter works for a company owned by someone on the board of RTE. All these people are just laughing at the public. Think that we're all beneath them. Tubridy will be back on RTE within the next two years, probably on Lyric.

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Would this Montrose ecosphere exist without the tv license?

Probably not.

Looks like theres a job in accounts there for King Nidge Noel if the super agent thing ever wanes…

What the singular of posse?

He was talking to two people at one stage. One of them was called Conor, plus the guffawing lady. Can't remember her name. It sounds like she's just there to make him sound funnier.

don’t think you’re wrong. He does sound somewhat more focused but it’s a weird sounding show and it’s out of place on both stations that carry it.

Season 2 of The Bookshelf is coming along very nicely for an October 1 launch – I’m as bad as the rest of them!

In London, during the week I dashed off to two book launches. The first was for a writer whose books I love to read, Robert Harris. The launch was all very posh, held near Westminster with an intriguing guest list that included the actress Helena Bonham-Carter (whose forebears feature in the book), Stephen Fry (author and wit), Max Hastings (historian), Sebastian Faulks (author of Birdsong, etc), Nigella Lawson (chef) and Mary from Gogglebox (if you know, you know).

I didn’t stay long but offered my best to Robert who was asking about the Irish media world vis-a-vis books, which I was happy to discuss before I headed back into the still-bright London Evening.

Two days later I was in one of the most beautiful bookshops in London. Hatchard’s on Piccadilly has the feel of an old house that the modern world forgot to swallow up. On Wednesday night, the place was abuzz on all five floors (of extremely well-stocked shelves) to launch Alice Loxton’s new book, 18.

It’s a clever idea and a great read. I’ve been recommending it as a gift to younger people heading into Leaving Cert or maybe college. The launch was great fun but again I didn’t stay too long as I was meeting a pal for a pint. Straight to The Devonshire in Soho (where yet more posts for me was being kept in the staff room!) to meet Killian Donnelly for a much-needed catch-up. He was back in London to prepare for Les Misérables.

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I hate it, when you're going to book launches, but then you have to rush off in the middle of them. These meet ups with Irish people, come across as publicity events.