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Culture Club - Clelia Murphy
This week's inductee into our Culture Club is actress Clelia Murphy.
Clelia is best known to Irish TV viewers for her role as Niamh Brennan in Fair City, a character she portrayed for 22 years before leaving the soap in 2017.
She is about to star in a new play, Gym Swim Party, at Dublin's O'Reilly Theatre as part of the Fringe Festival. It opens on 11 September and tickets can be found at the Fringe Festival website.
Clelia joined us to discuss her favourite music, films, theatre and TV shows.
First single: 'First Time' by Robin Beck
First album: NOW compilations
Best gig: The Rat Pack
Favourite movie: The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca
Favourite play/musical: Gym Swim Party
Favourite TV show: Fortycoats, Doctor Who, Dramarama, Dallas
Listen to the interview in full by pressing the play button on this page.