The Last Word Culture Club

This week's Culture Club inductee is News Correspondent with Virgin Media, and author of State of Emergency Richard Chambers. First Single By The Way, The Red Hot Chili Peppers Favourite Album A Woman's Heart by Dolores Keane Favourite TV Show The Sopranos Best Gig Watch The Throne - O2 Dublin - Jay-Z and Kanye West Favourite Artist Kanye West Favourite Movie Good Will Hunting Favourite Play Askin...

This week's Culture Club inductee is former Ireland and Munster rugby union player and scrum-half, Peter Stringer. First Single Bon Jovi – You Give Love a Bad Name Favourite Album U2 – Rattle & Hum Best Gig Rod Stewart in the Marquee in Cork (1993) Favourite Artist Dermot Kennedy Favourite Movie Shawkshank Redemption Favourite Play The Book of Mormon Favourite Book Open by Andre Agassi's autob...

This week's Culture Club inductee is Founder and Editor of McKellar Magazine and former bass guitarist with Lloyd Cole & the Commotions, Lawrence Donegan. First Single Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Watching the Detectives Favourite Album Rattlesnakes – Lloyd Cole and Attractions Best Gig Arcade Fire – 2019 Lollapalooza Favourite Movie Local Hero Favourite Book Election by Tom Perrotto...

This week's Culture Club inductee is Former Master of the National Maternity Hospital Dr Rhona O’Mahony. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/11/10192640/1011Club.mp3"][/audio]   Favourite Band/Artist Thin Lizzy Best Gig U2 in Dublin 1985 Favourite Movie Some Like It Hot Favourite Book The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Favourite TV Show Morse Catch the full chat by p...

This week's Culture Club inductee is singer and author Declan O’Rourke. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/11/03194437/0311Club.mp3"][/audio] First Single Paul Brady and Andy Irvine - Locker in shore Favourite Album Graceland - Paul Simon Favourite Band/Artist Joni Mitchell Best Gig Neil Young at Slane (1992) Favourite Movie 12 Angry Men Favourite Play Shadow of the Gunman by Seán...

This week's Culture Club inductee is Irish Actor and author of Disappearing Act Robert Sheehan. First Single We Like To Party (Vengabus) by the Vengaboys Favourite Album David Kitt - The Big Romance album Favourite Band/Artist Emile Mosseri Best Gig One More Time by Daft Punk from 2007 Favourite Movie The Squid and the Whale by Noah Baumbach Favourite Play Endgame by Samuel Beckett Favourite Book...

This week's Culture Club inductee is Fiddler and a member of The Gloaming. Favourite Album The Liffey Banks by Tommy Potts Favourite Band/Artist Radiohead - Karma Police Best Gig Rory Gallagher in Chicago venue Favourite Movie The Big Lebowski Favourite TV Show Seinfeld Favourite Podcast  The Daily - New York Times Podcast     Catch the full chat by pressing the Play button on this page.

This week's Culture Club inductee Irish Writer and Author of Life Without Children Roddy Doyle. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/10/13193647/1310Roddy.mp3"][/audio] First Single Marquee Moon – Television (1977) Favourite Album Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues – from Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited Favourite Band/Artist Talking Heads Best Gig Linton Kwezi Johnson live in Paris 2004 F...

This week's Culture Club inductee is Orlaith McBride, director of the National Archives. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/10/06190356/0610Culture.mp3"][/audio] First Single Wake Me Up Before You Go Go Favourite Album Astral Weeks (Van Morrison) Favourite Band/Artist Miles Davis, John Coltrane. Best Gig Pulp at the Point, 1996 Favourite Movie Life is Beautifu Favourite Book/Autho...

This week's Culture Club inductee is Irish Singer-Songwriter Sharon Corr. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/09/22190148/2209Cul.mp3"][/audio] First Single What is love - Howard Jones (1983) Favourite Album A case of you from Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ Favourite Band/Artist The police and Joni mitchell  Best Gig Steely Dan - beacon theatre New York   Favourite Movie Pride and prejudic...

This week's Culture Club inductee is broadcaster and director of the Communications Clinic Anton Savage. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/09/08192836/0809CultureClub.mp3"][/audio] First Single Joey Scarbury - America's Greatest Hero Favourite Album Jackson Brown - Fountain of Sorrow Favourite Band/Artist John Prine Best Gig The Prodigy in Semple Stadium Favourite Movie Field of...

This week's Culture Club inductee is author Jamie O'Connell. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/08/26125836/25CultureCLub.mp3"][/audio] First Single Saturday Night By Whigfield Favourite Album The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill Favourite Band/Artist Maria Callas Best Gig Diana Ross (Cork ‘live At The Marquee’) – Early 2000s Favourite Movie All About Eve  (1950) Favourite Play Mary Po...

This week's Culture Club inductee is the founder of Creation Records, Alan McGee.  [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/08/19131636/18CC.mp3"][/audio] First Single you ever bought Get it On - T Rex, 1971 album Electric Warrior Favourite Album  Five Year – from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust – David Bowie 1972 Favourite Artist  The Man Who Sold the World from the album of the sa...

This week’s Culture Club inductee is best selling author Claudia Carroll First single you ever bought One was Sweet Dreams by the Eurythmics and the other was the title tune from the Fame TV show Your favourite band Desert Island favourite band? The Beatles, of course. With a shout out to Abba Favourite album? The Beatles Live at the Hollywood Bowl and also Love, from the reimagined Vegas Love sho...

This week's Culture Club inductee is Author Eimear Ryan. FIRST SINGLE YOU EVER BOUGHT ‘Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)’ by the Backstreet Boys FAVOURITE ALBUM Illinois by Sufjan Stevens FAVOURITE BAND/ARTIST Toss-up between U2 & Taylor Swift BEST GIG YOU WERE AT Bon Iver at Forbidden Fruit in Kilmainham in 2017 FAVOURITE MOVIE The Master FAVOURITE PLAY/THEATRE/MUSICAL Hamilton FAVOURITE BOOK/AUT...

This week's Culture Club inductee is Author Seamus O'Reilly. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/07/28192552/TLW280721CultureClub.mp3"][/audio] Favourite Single Firestarter by The Prodigy Favourite Album Frontier Psychiatrist by the Avalanches Best Gig Either Beastie Boys or Bjork at Electric Picnic 2007 Favourite Artist Windowlicker by Aphex Twin Favourite Film Indiana Jones &...

This week's Culture Club inductee is Independent musician, songwriter, singer, and producer Elaine Mai. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/07/21193600/TLW210721Culture.mp3"][/audio] Favourite Single Boyzone Coming Home Now. Favourite Album Odessa, from Caribou’s Swim Best Gig Bjork on the steps of the opera house in Sydney Favourite Band ABBA Favourite Film The Shawshank Redemptio...

This week's Culture Club inductee is legendary guitarist and Thin Lizzy founder Scott Gorham. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/06/30195556/TLW300621ScottGorham.mp3"][/audio] Favourite Single Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Favourite Album Disraeli Gears by Cream Best Gig RUSH - Limelight - Live In Montreal 1981 Favourite Band Led Zepplin Favourite Film Forbidden Planet (1956) Favourite M...

This week's Culture Club inductee is Drag Artist and Bar Owner Panti Bliss. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/06/16192818/TLW160621PantiBliss.mp3"][/audio] Favourite Single Mary's Boy Child by Boney M Favourite Album Off The Wall by Michael Jackson Best Gig Mitch Hedberg at Kilkenny Cat Laughs Favourite Artist Dolly Parton Favourite Film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Favourite Mu...

This week's Culture Club inductee is award-winning Irish Author Anne Griffin. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/06/09193816/TLW0906AnneGriffin.mp3"][/audio] Favourite Single Banana Republic, Boomtown Rats Favourite Album Flock, Bell X1 Favourite Band/Artist Bell X1, Paul Noonan Best Gig The Four of US, The Stables, Mullingar Favourite Film The Way Way Back Favourite Musical Made...

This week's Culture Club inductee is Irish Comedian, Musician and Author David O'Doherty. [audio mp3="/radio-cms/uploads/2021/06/02183635/TLW0206CultureClubDavidODoherty.mp3"][/audio] David spoke to Matt about his favourite music, movies, gigs, books and TV shows including: Favourite Single Ripples in the Rockpools by Rita Connolly and Shaun Davey Favourite Album Steely Dan Best Gig Mitch Hedberg...

This week's Culture Club inductee is writer Lisa McInerney, best known for her novel, The Glorious Heresies. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/05/26191307/LW-CC.mp3"][/audio] Lisa spoke to Matt about her favourite music, movies, musicals, books and TV shows including: Favourite Single Mis-shapes Pulp Favourite Album Murder By Death Best Gig 65daysofstatic Favourite Film Millers C...

This week's Culture Club inductee is writer Kevin Power, whose new novel White City is out now. He spoke to Matt about his favourite music, movies, musicals, books and TV shows. First Single Ever Bought: Meat Loaf - I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That), Eels - Novocaine for the Soul Favourite Band: Pink Floyd Favourite Album: Pink Floyd - The Wall Best Gig: Jay-Z and Kanye West in th...

This week's Culture Club inductee is actor, playwright and critically acclaimed novelist Lisa Harding. Her new novel, Bright Burning Things, deals with the topic of addiction. Lisa joined Frank Greaney to talk about her favourite music, movies, plays, books and TV shows. First Single Ever Bought: The Cure - Love Cats Favourite Band: Massive Attack Favourite Album: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Mur...

This week's Culture Club inductee is Today FM's Dermot Whelan, whose new book Mind Full is currently top of the bestseller charts in Ireland. He spoke to Matt about why he decided to write a book about meditation and stress management, and took us through his favourite books, music, movies, plays and TV shows. Favourite Book: Breath by James Nestor First Single/Album Ever Bought: ABC - When Smokey...