RTÉ to broadcast 30-hour production of Ulysses on Bloomsday
"Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed..."
Today, RTÉ announced that it would be providing a celebration of James Joyce's masterwork by broadcasting a production of the famously long book. The broadcast will retell all 730 pages of the book over 29 hours and 45 minutes, and will begin at the same date and time as both Stephen Dedalus’ and Leopold Bloom's journey through Dublin begins in the book: 8am on 16 June, on RTÉ Radio One Extra. It will also be available online.
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