The Last Word Culture Club
Every week on The Last Word, we induct a well known personality into our Culture Club. We ask them to pick their favourite movies, TV shows, albums, books, gigs etc and tell us why they resonate so much with them.
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Culture Club - Jim Sheridan
This week's Culture Club inductee is Jim Sheridan, director of some of the greatest Irish films ever made. His work includes In the Name of the Father and My Left Foot, which had 13 Academy Award nominations between them. Jim is also curating the sixth annual Dublin Arabic Film Festival, which takes place on 4 October at the Irish Film Institute. He joined us to talk about his favourite movies, TV shows, podcasts and music. Favourite Movie: The Godfather Favourite TV shows: The People v. O.J. Simpson, I, Claudius Favourite Podcast: West Cork Favourite Album: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Best Gigs: The Rolling Stones at The Adelphi in 1965, Thin Lizzy at Stardust Favourite Books: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Teachings of Don Juan by Carlos Castaneda Listen to the interview in full by pressing the play button on this page.