Exploring why brilliant conversationalist and impoverished artist John B Yeats exasperated and inspired. Read by Colm Tóibín. Show more

4 Extra Debut. A literary walk around Dublin, visiting landmarks immortalised by some of Ireland's most famous writers. Read by Colm Tóibín. Show more

John B Yeats and Rosa Butt’s romance in their sixties and its influence on the writings of his son. Read by Colm Tóibín. Show more

A reading from Oscar Wilde's prison cell prompts reflections on the great writers' father. Read by Colm Tóibín. Show more

William Wilde is engulfed in a court case which foreshadows his son Oscar's trial thirty years later. Read by Colm Tóibín. Show more