Derval (Presenter)

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1,228 appearances 15 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 5 Sep

Derval (Presenter)’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 15 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 8.

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Brendan O'Connor · The Watchlist · 2 Aug 2026 podcast

Thank you so, so much to Owen Sweeney and to Gráinne Humphreys for joining us for The Watchlist. voice-verified

You can listen back to all the conversations from today's show on the RT radio app or wherever you get your podcasts. voice-verified

Brendan O'Connor · Literary feuds – “She shot to fame in a film that sexualised a young girl” · 2 Aug 2026 podcast

Now, the book hasn't even been officially published yet, but the literary world has been set ablaze with rumours that celebrated writer Rachel Cusk has fallen out with her celebrity friend, the actress Natalie Portman, over Cusk's forthcoming book, which is called The Life of M. The book seems to feature strange parallels to Portman's life and is perhaps a less than flattering depiction. voice-verified

Well, here to untangle this story is the author Adele Coffey. voice-verified

Adele, you're very, very welcome. voice-verified

Good morning, Derval. voice-verified

How are you? voice-verified

So look, literary feuds, few and far between. voice-verified

But for those who don't know maybe who Rachel Cusk is, celebrated or quite a particular kind of writer? voice-verified

What kind of writer is she? voice-verified

Yes. voice-verified

And one of her, I suppose, fans was the actress Natalie Portman because she has interviewed Cusk for her book club. voice-verified

She's promoted Cusk's novels on her platform. voice-verified

So... voice-verified

So comes along this book, The Life of M, not to be confused with the story of O, and the central character in The Life of M is an actress. voice-verified

So how has it sort of come off the rails for these two women? voice-verified

To not infer and to not kind of conclude. voice-verified

But it's been really interesting. voice-verified

You think of people like Natalie Portman, but also Dua Lipa, you know, they have these book clubs. voice-verified

So it's not just their life as, you know, performance artists, but they've got this sort of intellectual kind of side hustle going on. voice-verified

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