And Roddy Doyle conquered the world ... set up a meeting in Dublin with a BBC producer – the man who had brought Boys from the Blackstuff to the screen – and Roddy pondered his options ...

Irish author Roddy Doyle has become the first Booker Prize winner to chair the judging panel for the prize. The judging panel for the Booker Prize 2025 also features Booker Prize-longlisted ...