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6. Home for Christmas

Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls TrilogyThe Country Girls
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Kate and Baba are home from the convent for Christmas, and Mr Gentleman comes calling on Kate again. Stars Aoibhinn McGinnity.

Kate and Baba are home from the convent for Christmas, and Mr Gentleman comes calling on Kate again.

Edna O’Brien’s frank, funny and subversive story of friendship and growing up in rural Ireland in the 1950s - seen through the eyes of two friends.

Dramatised in ten parts by Lin Coghlan.

Kate ...... Charlie Murphy
Baba ...... Aoibhinn McGinnity
Mr Gentleman ....... Paul Chahidi
Dada ...... David Ganly
Martha ...... Deirdre Mullins
Mr Brennan ...... Paul Hickey
Jack Holland ...... Jonjo O'Neill
Mrs Holland ...... Susan Jameson

Directors: Sally Avens & Jessica Dromgoole

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2019.

14 minutes

Last on

Tue 25 Apr 202302:15
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Mon 26 Aug 201910:45
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  • Mon 26 Aug 201919:45
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  • Mon 24 Apr 202307:15
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  • Mon 24 Apr 202312:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 24 Apr 202317:15
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  • Tue 25 Apr 202302:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra