Anne Enright selects the first episode of James Joyce's Ulysses, closely deciphers the opening pages, and examines the characters we meet within them. Show more

Colm Tóibín tells us how characters in Ulysses are connected by song. Colm selects a passage from the Sirens episode, where Simon Dedalus is 'made a hero' when he sings. Show more

John Patrick McHugh selects the opening of the Calypso episode, where we first meet the main character. John tells us why it's an episode 'crammed with the richness of life'. Show more

Mary Costello selects an episode full of questions and answers, known as Ithaca. In the passage she chooses, the reader gets a bird's-eye view of the journey of water in Dublin. Show more

Nuala O'Connor chooses the final episode of Ulysses - Penelope - in which Molly Bloom speaks to us. In the passage we hear, Molly reflects on her husband, and men in general. Show more