Episode 4
It鈥檚 the 1990s and things are looking up in Belfast. The Eliot family seem happy in Number 5, but then God shows up.
In Glenn Patterson鈥檚 novel, Number 5 is a three-bedroom terrace house in suburban Belfast. From the 1950s to the present day, successive occupants fill the house with their troubles and joys. As fashions and tastes change according to each of Number 5鈥檚 owners, so the social fault lines of the city shift. Yet the presence of those who have gone before lingers on.
It鈥檚 now the 1990s and ex-soldier Steve, Catriona and their two children, the latest occupants of Number 5, are just beginning to enjoy the benefits of the Peace dividend, when God intervenes.
Author: Glenn Patterson
Ali White reads PART 4 鈥� ELIOT
Produced and abridged by Eoin O鈥機allaghan
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
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- Sat 2 Apr 2022 12:03大象传媒 Radio Ulster & 大象传媒 Radio Foyle