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Imelda May on music, acting and missing Sinead O'Connor

Singer, poet & actor Imelda May joins Anna to talk about reprising her role in ‘Mother of all Behans’, how performing has helped her deal with loss and why mammy always know best.

Singer, poet and actor Imelda May joins Anna to talk about reprising her role in ‘Mother of all Behans’, sharing the stage with The Corrs and how performing has helped her deal with the loss of her dad and close friends Sinead O’Connor & Jeff Beck

Also on the programme Dragons spotted in Belfast… well, sort of, best selling author of ‘How to train your Dragon’ Cressida Cowell tells Anna about filming the Hollywood adaptation of her book in Northern Ireland.

Anna meets little Anna Duncan who suffered a stroke at birth, two years later she’s fighting fit and helping open a a special garden in Altnagelvin hospital.
And tennis player turned author Conor Niland on netting a major award for his book Racket.

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1 hour, 54 minutes

Music Played

  • The Supremes

    Baby Love

  • Bread

    Everything I Own

  • Imelda May

    Kentish Town Waltz

  • Imelda May

    The Girl I Used To Be

  • Bagatelle

    Second Violin

  • The Hollies

    Air That I Breathe

  • Jason Mraz

    I'm Yours

  • Lauryn Hill

    Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You

  • Cher

    Walking In Memphis

  • Dr. Hook

    Years From Now

  • Cilla Black

    You're My World

  • Nancy Sinatra

    These Boots Are Made For Walking

  • The Beautiful South

    Everybody's Talking At Me

  • The Temptations

    My Girl

  • Sad Song

    Elton John

  • Old Town

    Phil Lynott

Broadcast

  • Sun 22 Jun 2025 11:03