Actor Robert Sheehan narrates Wilde Stories, a creative re-imagining of Oscar Wilde through the prism of his fairytales The Happy Prince and Other Stories. The series brings together Irish artists and actors to celebrate and explore the work and life of Oscar Wilde and features interviews with Wilde’s grandson Merlin Holland and his biographer Eleanor Fitzsimons. Part 3 brings us The Remarkable Rocket read by Brian Gleeson, a darkly funny story of a pompous rocket who sees the world through his own self-importance. The music inspired by the story is, How to Go Off (like a Rocket), by composer Michael Gallen and performed by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra with conductor Gavin Maloney.
Reader : Brian Gleeson
Narrator : Robert Sheehan
Producer : Helen Shaw
An Athena Media production for RTÉ lyric fm made with the support of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland from the Television Licence Fee.
RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 22nd July, 7.02pm-8pm