Culture That Made Me: Manchán Magan on Deadwood, Dervla Murphy and Star Trek

The broadcaster/author also includes the likes of Tim Severin, Cormac Begley and Buffy the Vampire Slayer among his touchstones

Sun, 29 Jan, 2023 - 21:00

Richard Fitzpatrick

Born in 1970, Manchán Magan grew up in Donnybrook, Dublin. He came to national attention in the 1990s with his global travel programmes for TG4.

Along with travel, his other wide-ranging interests are captured in books, plays, novels, documentaries and podcasts. They include the Irish language, etymology, immigration and most recently the Irish bog.

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