What to watch and listen to this week: Maeve Binchy, Will Young and the history of the sliotar
The adored author is remembered on the tenth anniversary of her death and RTÉ’s Brainstorm asks whether your accent can affect your job prospects
TV PICKS OF THE WEEK
Maeve Binchy: The Magic of the Ordinary, Monday, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Maeve Binchy has been heralded as the most successful Irish writer ever, with 43 million sales worldwide. This hour-long special comes in advance of the tenth anniversary of her death in July, and features Maeve’s husband, children’s author Gordon Snell, and relatives, friends, critics and other authors. Incidentally, this writer was once on the receiving end of a hug from Maeve because I’d rescued a cat that had been hit by a car (initially thinking it was our cat) and left it in with the vet. A mutual friend picked up the bill, and introduced the restored moggie to Maeve, who added it to her own pampered tribe of felines. EK
