4. Yeats

Colm Tóibín continues his exploration of the complex relationships between three of Ireland's literary giants and their fathers:

Tóibín's gaze turns to John B Yeats, father of the literary giant, WB Yeats.

It turns out that the brilliant conversationalist and impoverished artist was a source of exasperation, but also of inspiration to his son, and here Tóibín tells us why.

Abridged by Richard Hamilton

Producer: Elizabeth Allard

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.