16th June 1904: Stephen explains his theory of Hamlet, then Bloom argues with the bigoted 'Citizen'. With Henry Goodman and Andrew Scott.

2.00 pm:
Stephen tries to get commissioned for an article at the National Library, while Leopold Bloom takes lunch at the Ormond Hotel and listens to Simon Dedalus and Benjamin Dollard sing at the piano. Mid-afternoon: Hugh 'Blazes' Boylan is on his way to his adulterous assignation with Molly Bloom in Eccles Street.

5.00 pm:
Bloom gets into an argument with the 'Citizen' which climaxes in mock-heroic battle. Bloom makes a dignified retreat and his opponent flings a biscuit tin after him. This episode is narrated by an anonymous crony of the 'Citizen', an anti-semitic Nationalist bigot. Repulsive as he is, he provides an opportunity for Bloom to show his true heroism by arguing against prejudice and preaching a doctrine of love and understanding.

Narrator ...... Stephen Rea
Leopold Bloom ...... Henry Goodman
Stephen Dedalus ...... Andrew Scott
Molly Bloom ...... Niamh Cusack
Simon Dedalus ...... Des McAleer
Richard Best ...... John Rogan
John Eglinton ...... Peter Hamilton Dyer
Malachi Mulligan ...... Kevin Trainor
Patrick Dignam ...... Joshua Ellershaw
Hugh 'Blazes' Boylan ...... Sean Campion
Lenehan ...... Lorcan Cranitch
Benjamin Dollard ...... Gerard McDermott
Martin Cunningham. ...... Stephen Hogan
Miss Kennedy ...... Denise Gough
Miss Douce ...... Bronagh Taggart
Citizen...Pip Donaghy
Unnamed Narrator...Jim Norton
Joe Hynes...John Rogan
Terry O'Ryan, Martin Cunningham...Stephen Hogan
Alf Bergan...Ronan Raftery
Lenehan...Lorcan Cranitch

With Aidan Dunlop, Peter Hamilton Dyer,Jonathan Forbes, Grainne Keenan and Harry Livingstone.

Dramatised by Robin Brooks

Producer: Jeremy Mortimer

First broadcast on BBC R4 in June 2012. Show less