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John McGahern - Parachutes

Dumped by his girlfriend, a man tries to drown his sorrows in the pubs of 1950s Dublin. With Brendan Gleeson and Pauline McLynn.

Dumped by his girlfriend, a man tries to drown his sorrows in the in the sharp and funny pub world of 1950s Dublin.

John McGahern's story dramatised by Patricia Cobey

Starring Brendan Gleeson as the Narrator, Pauline McLynn as Claire Mulvey, Mark Lambert as Paddy Mulvey, David Wilmot as Eamon Kelly and Karen Ardiff as the Woman,

Director: Pam Brighton

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.

45 minutes

Last on

Mon 8 Oct 201821:15
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Broadcasts

  • Fri 14 Nov 201411:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 14 Nov 201421:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 15 Nov 201404:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 20 Jul 201611:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 20 Jul 201621:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 8 Oct 201811:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 8 Oct 201821:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra