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Sandi Toksvig will trace the footsteps of literary giants, including Seamus Heaney, James Joyce, W.B. Yeats, C.S. Lewis, as well as contemporary greats. Her journey will examine how Ireland’s landscapes and culture helped shape their work. Along the way, she will meet contemporary writers, poets and performers to explore how Ireland’s storytelling traditions continue to thrive and evolve.
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2026-09-10
S1E2 — Episode 2
In Dublin, Sandi Toksvig treads in the footsteps of the capital's greatest chronicler, James Joyce, and meets up with Roddy Doyle in a classic Dublin pub. In Belfast, Sandi finds a link with the author of the Narnia stories, CS Lewis, and back in the countryside, she explores how two distinct rural landscapes inspired two of Ireland's greatest 20th-century poets.
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Sandi Toksvig
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