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Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm T贸ib铆n (Omnibus)

A literary walk around Dublin, visiting landmarks immortalised by some of Ireland's most famous writers. Read by Colm T贸ib铆n.

Award-winning writer Colm T贸ib铆n explores the complex relationships between three of Ireland's literary giants and their fathers

From Oscar Wilde's polymath father who was a doctor specialising in diseases of the eye and ear; an amateur architect, as well as a statistician who was knighted for his work; to WB Yeats's father a brilliant correspondent and impoverish artist who struggled to complete a painting; to John Stanislaus Joyce, a drinker and storyteller who was unwilling to provide for his family.

Colm takes a literary walk around Dublin, stopping off at a variety of landmarks immortalised in the works of some of Ireland's most famous writers. At the same time he reflects on his own writing life.

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Richard Hamilton

Producer: Elizabeth Allard

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in October 2018.

1 hour, 10 minutes

Last on

Mon 24 Jul 2023 00:30

Broadcasts

  • Sun 4 Nov 2018 09:00
  • Sun 4 Nov 2018 20:00
  • Sun 23 Jul 2023 06:30
  • Sun 23 Jul 2023 11:30
  • Sun 23 Jul 2023 17:30
  • Mon 24 Jul 2023 00:30