1. Blaggers
Kate and Baba blag their way into a wine-tasting and meet Eugene Gaillard. Tale of 1950s rural Ireland starring Charlie Murphy.
Kate and Baba are friends who occupy the twin poles of romance and realism.
In this opening episode, they blag their way into a wine-tasting and meet Eugene Gaillard.
Funny and subversive story of womanhood in Ireland in the 1950s.
Originally published in the 1960s, The Lonely Girl, and the two other novels in the trilogy (The Country Girls and Girls in their Married Bliss), were banned by the Irish Censorship Board, burnt publicly in O鈥橞rien鈥檚 home town, and described by the Justice Minister (a young Charles Haughey) as filth.
Edna O鈥橞rien's trilogy is now recognised as an iconic work of 20th century Irish fiction.
Dramatised in ten parts by Kate Hims.
Kate ...... Charlie Murphy
Baba ...... Aoibhinn McGinnity
Tod Mead ...... Shaun Mason
Eugene ...... Jonathan Forbes
The Body ...... Jonny Holden
Eamonn ...... Chris Pavlo
Joanna ...... Susan Jameson
Woman ...... Catherine Cusack
Directors: Sally Avens & Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in October 2019.
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