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Kate longs for romance, but it's in short supply when she and Baba go on a double date. Starring Aoibhinn McGinnity.

Kate longs for romance, but it is in short supply when she and Baba go on a double date.

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 by Lin Coghlan.

Kate ...... Charlie Murphy
Baba ...... Aoibhinn McGinnity
Reg ...... Ciarán McMenamim
Mrs Burns ...... Siobhan McSweeney
Mr Gentlemen ...... Paul Chahidi
Harry ...... Shaun Mason

Directors: Sally Avens & Jessica Dromgoole

First broadcast on Radio 4 in August 2019.

14 minutes

Last on

Fri 28 Apr 202302:15
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Thu 29 Aug 201910:45
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  • Thu 29 Aug 201919:45
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  • Thu 27 Apr 202307:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 27 Apr 202312:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
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    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 28 Apr 202302:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra