The Ryan Tubridy Show

This week Ryan spoke to the great historical fiction author Conn Iggulden about his latest book, Tyrant. Podcast king Adam Buxton chats to us ahead of the release of his memoir, I LOVE YOU, BYEEE. The great Vogue Williams, who is no stranger to Virgin Radio, popped by the studio to chat about her memoir, Big Mouth! We also heard from her sister Amber about how she thought of Vogue spelling all the...

Senior entertainment correspondent Bronte Coy stopped by to chat about everything that went down at the TV BAFTAs. Bronte also dialled in live from the Cannes Film Festival! James Haskell and Alex Payne joined us to chat about their live show for their podcast, The Good, The Bad and The Rugby. Broadcaster Wilfred Frost dropped by to tell us about Sky’s documentary series David Frost Vs, which take...

This week, Ryan spoke to comedian and author David Baddiel about the paperback release of his book ‘The God Desire’, as well as meeting him recently in Iceland.  SJ Parris, the author also known as Stephanie Merritt, popped by to speak about her new book ‘Traitor’s Legacy’, out now. And legendary author Michael Morpurgo was wonderfully passionate about getting children reading, amid new resea...

This week Ryan spoke to Paul Feig about his new film, Another Simple Favour which stars Blake Lively & Anna Kendrick! Lindsey Burrow, wife of the late rugby player Rob Burrow, came in to discuss the release of her book, Take Care. Irish actress Genevieve O'Reilly popped by to chat about a galaxy far, far away, as she stars in the latest season of Andor on Disney+. Timmy Mallet dialled in to ta...

Ryan spoke to one of his absolute heroes, John Cleese, ahead of The Fawlty Towers play returning to the stage. Senior Entertainment Correspondent and all-round good egg, Bronte Coy, stopped by to discuss the latest happenings in the world of showbiz. One of Ireland's finest writers, Jane Casey, joined us to chat about her new book, The Secret Room! And Brian McFadden from Westlife dropped in to ta...

This week, Ryan had the pleasure of chatting with the brilliant Brian Gleeson, who joined the show to discuss starring alongside Chris O’Dowd in  The Brightening Air  at The Old Vic. Star of stage and screen Lara Pulver stopped by the studio to talk about Guy Ritchie’s  Mobland . The immensely talented Delroy Lindo kicked off the week by chatting about  Sinners , which is now s...

We started the week with Becky Dell, the choir master, and Bryony Purdue, a member of The Citizens of the World Choir, who joined us to share the incredible story of how The Citizens of the World Choir had the opportunity to sing backing vocals on Ed Sheeran’s new song, Azizam! Tom Holland spoke to us about translating a 2,000-year-old book called The Lives of the Caesars! The immensely talented A...

We started the week with one of Hollywood's rising talents, Harry Lawtey! He stopped by to chat about his transformation into Richard Burton in his new film, Mr. Burton, where he stars alongside Toby Jones! The Waterboys popped by to play a few tracks, which you can watch on the Virgin Radio YouTube channel. The great James McArdle, who recently starred in Playing Nice, stopped by to chat about st...

Ryan kicked off the week with Ireland’s finest illustrator, Will Sliney. Will creates artwork for many Marvel comics, including Spider-Man and Star Wars, but he also has a Sky Arts show and an accompanying book called Draw With Will! Stig Abell popped up from Times Radio to the top of the tower to chat about the release of The Burial Place, the third book in his Jake Jackson crime series. To wrap...

We kicked the week off by celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at The Devonshire in Soho and Dara Ó Briain popped by and so did our very own Angela Scanlon!  Cian Ducrot also performed some incredible live tracks which you can on our YouTube channel. Author and broadcaster Chris Smith came in to chat about bringing back The Famous Five!   Simon Fowler from Ocean Colour Scene came by and he told...

This week, Ryan had a fantastic chat with Gary Lightbody from Snow Patrol about his debut book, The Forest Is The Path! Ryan found an unlikely friendship with actor Mark Bonnar who came on to chat about starring alongside Woody Harrelson in Last Breath.  Shebahn Aherne dialled in from Cheltenham to give Ryan the low down on all the festivities! And if that wasn’t enough, the formidable Marisa...

This week, Ryan had a really fantastic chat about The Oscars with Bronte Coy, Senior Entertainment Reporter for News Australia! KT Tunstall also popped by to chat about being the maestro behind Clueless The Musical. She also performed a couple of tracks live for us which you can watch on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube Channel ! Damien Maloney is back on our screens as Bergerac and he was great compan...

This week Ryan caught up with Brian Cox and his wife Nicole who are treading the boards together in The Score at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Ryan also chatted with Will Mellor and Ralf Little about their upcoming Two Pints tour! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Ryan had an incredible chat with writer Jojo Moyes about her latest novel,  We All Live Here ! Ryan also geeked out with James May when he came in to talk about his new show,  James May’s Great Explorers . Adele Parks also popped by to tell Ryan all about the paperback release of her 24th novel,  First Wife’s Shadow . And if that wasn’t enough, Ryan was lucky enough to go...

This week, Ryan had an incredible chat with rugby star, podcaster and now children's author Donncha O'Callaghan and he also chatted to Irish actress Philippa Dunne about Motherlands spin off show, Amandaland! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Ryan had the pleasure of chatting to Dublin-raised author Ferdia Lennon about his new book, Glorious Exploits. Tim Campbell got us excited about the new series of The Apprentice, and former CIA analyst David McCloskey shared secrets from his new novel; The Seventh Floor! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Ryan had the pleasure of chatting with the incredible Eve Myles who is starring in The Crow Girl on Paramount+. The multi-talented Trudie Styler took us to Italy when she popped by to chat about her latest documentary, Posso Entare? An Ode to Naples!  And we rolled out the red carpet for Felicity Jones who came in ahead of the release of The Brutalist which she stars in alongside A...

This week, Ryan had the pleasure of chatting with the incredible Ragnar Jónasson about the paperback release of his book, Death At The Sanatorium. He also spoke to Jared Harris about returning to The Royal Shakespeare Company for the first time in 35 years to play Claudius in a highly anticipated production of ‘Hamlet’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Ryan had the pleasure of chatting with Rosalind Eleazar, who stars in Slow Horses but is at the top of the call sheet for Netflix’s latest Harlan Coben adaptation, Missing You. He also spoke to Paul McKenna about his book, Power Manifest. He delved into the world of manifesting and how he’s been manifesting most of his life without realising! If that wasn’t enough, the acting marvel from...

This week Ryan had the pleasure of chatting with Gaia Wise about being a starring voice in the new Lord Of The Rings Anime, The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim! They also spoke about what it was like to work with her mum, Emma Thompson on The Fisherwoman which releases next year. He also spoke to the Weasley twins, James & Oliver Phelps who are back at Hogwarts in Harry Potter: Wiza...

This week, Ryan had the pleasure of chatting with Gavin & Stacey star Mathew Horne. He spoke about taking to the West End in The Tempest with Signory Weaver and looked back on his time working on Gavin & Stacey!  Plus, he spoke to Martin Clunes about his book, Meetings with Remarkable Animals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Ryan had the pleasure of chatting with the acting titan, Anthony Boyle, about the Disney+ show, Say Nothing! He also gave us an insight into the upcoming 'House Of Guinness' show coming to Netflix next year! Ryan also spoke to former world Scrabble champion Brett Smitheram, who told us how to squash the Scrabble squabbles this Christmas! He shared some great words to use, espe...

This week, Ryan had the pleasure of chatting with Sir Bob Geldof about 40 years of Band Aid and how he’s commemorating it with a brand new ‘Ultimate Mix’ which blends all the versions of Do They Know It’s Christmas into a brand new song. Susie Dent joined us to give a little lesson on etymology on some of the vernacular you use in your everyday life and she also told us about her debut novel, "Gui...

This week, Ryan had the pleasure of chatting with broadcasting titan Sara Cox. Sara joined us to discuss "Between The Covers," the BBC Two book club for the telly! She also shared some fascinating insights into her morning walking routine with her dogs. Aussie actor Travis Fimmel gave Ryan the lowdown on "Dunne: Prophecy!" Plus, Adrian Dunbar revealed how we can watch the theatrical hit "Kiss Me,...

This week, Ryan chatted with David Walliams, who was on fine form when he came in to discuss his new book, Super Sleuth! David was fresh from a meeting at Netflix with his comedy partner, Matt Lucas! Mackenzie Crook also joined Ryan to talk about the release of his new book for adults, If Nick Drake Came to My House. Plus, on the day of the American election, hours before we knew the outcome, Time...