He Who Conquers Himself Is the Mightiest Warrior by Bernie McQuillan
In a hospital in Belfast, senior nurse Erin is unsettled to find herself in the role of the patient.
An original short story specially commissioned by BBC Radio 4 from the writer Bernie McQuillan. Read by Caoimhe Farren.
The Author
Bernie McQuillan is an Irish writer, based in Belfast with her husband and four children and works in health and social care. Her short stories have won awards and been published in journals including The Honest Ulsterman and Women's Way (Ireland). She is an Irish PEN/John Hewitt 2024 Freedom to Write Awardee. Her debut novel The Lobster Pot (2026) was shortlisted by Watson Little x Indie Novella Prize, longlisted by the Caledonia Novel Award and highly commended by Irish Novel Fair.
Writer: Bernie McQuillan
Reader: Caoimhe Farren
Producer: Michael Shannon
A BBC Audio Northern Ireland Production for BBC Radio 4.
On radio
Broadcast
- Fri 6 Mar 202615:45BBC Radio 4
