Episode 3
The band's search for 'Luton's Ringo' eludes them, until Trez mentions she might have the answer.
Spanning 25 years, Joseph O' Connor's new novel The Thrill of It All rewinds and fast-forwards through an evocative soundtrack of struggle and laughter. It deals with the formation of a band in the early 80's in Luton, their struggle for recognition, playing low dives, living in transit vans culminating in overnight worldwide success. Then the inevitable, "artistic differences!"
This is an incredibly warm-hearted and uplifting story for anyone who has ever loved a song.
Author ..... Joseph O'Connor
Abridger ..... Neville Teller
Producer ..... Gemma McMullan
The Author
Joseph O'Connor is the author of eight novels: Cowboys and Indians (short-listed for the Whitbread Prize), Desperadoes, The Salesman, Inishowen, Star of the Sea, Redemption Falls, Ghost Light and The Thrill of it All. He has also written radio diaries, film scripts and stage-plays including the multiple award-winning Red Roses and Petrol and an acclaimed adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel My Cousin Rachel.
His novel Star of the Sea was an international bestseller, selling more than a million copies and being published in 38 languages. It won France's Prix Millepages, Italy's Premio Acerbi, the Irish Post Award for Fiction, the Neilsen Bookscan Golden Book Award, an American Library Association Award, the Hennessy/Sunday Tribune Hall of Fame Award, and the Prix Litteraire Zepter for European Novel of the Year. His novel Ghost Light was chosen as Dublin's One City Book novel for 2011. He received the Irish PEN Award for Outstanding Contribution to Irish Literature in 2012.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Robbie | Philip Glenister |
| Sean | Shaun Dingwall |
| Author | Joseph O'Connor |
| Abridger | Neville Teller |
| Producer | Gemma McMullan |
Broadcast
- Wed 27 Aug 2014 22:45大象传媒 Radio 4
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