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Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-05-08

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Roddy Doyle

Biography

Roddy Doyle was born on 8 May 1958 in Dublin, Ireland. He is a BAFTA winning writer and producer, known for The Commitments (1991), Family (1994) and Rosie (2018). He is married to Belinda. They have three children.

Known for

Omnibus

Omnibus

Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.

Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments

Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments

Six part series looking back on some entertaining and memorable moments from Gay Byrne's 37 year career at the helm of RTÉ’s flagship chat show.

Back to Barrytown

Back to Barrytown

Colm Meaney presents a celebration of Roddy Doyle's trilogy about Dublin family the Rabbittes and the film adaptations of the books, The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van.

The Commitments - Looking Back

The Commitments - Looking Back

Documentary about the 1991 film

Gaybo Laughs Back

Gaybo Laughs Back

Gaybo Laughs Back is an hour-long special, hosted by Gay Byrne who introduces some of the comedy highlights from his thirty-seven years at the helm of the long-running television series.