Black and white photo of cast of The Commitments film - a screenshot of the scene where the characters gather as a band for marketing photos with a derelict building in the background.

Listen to Professor Ruth Barton from the School of Creative Arts as she contributes to ongoing discussions around seminal moments in Irish cinematic history. In this interview, she contributes an academic perspective on the importance of The Commitments as part of the BBC podcast series The Reunion, a series which reunites a group of people intimately involved in a moment of modern history.

Listen to the podcast here - The Reunion - The Commitments.