Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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| 20070610 | Stories by the celebrated Irish author who died last year. 1/5. The Stoat A young man compares the stoat's single-minded pursuit of a rabbit to that of a shy woman's pursuit of his hopeless father. Read by Sean McGinley. | ||||
| 20070617 | Stories by the celebrated Irish author who died last year. 2/5. Swallows A young surveyor from Dublin meets up with a policeman from the country. The choices in their lives are ruthlessly compared. Read by Sean McGinley. | ||||
| 20070624 | Stories by the celebrated Irish author who died last year. 3/5. Sierra Leone, part 1 A young man who falls in love with the mistress of an ageing politician is forced to look at his capacity for commitment. Read by Sean McGinley. | ||||
| 20070701 | Stories by the celebrated Irish author who died last year. 4/5. Sierra Leone, part 2 A young man who falls in love with the mistress of an ageing politician is forced to look at his capacity for commitment. Read by Sean McGinley. | ||||
| 20070708 | Stories by the celebrated Irish author who died last year. 5/5. A Slip-Up A retired man sustains himself in his exile in England by working, in his imagination, the farm he lost as a young man in Ireland. Read by Sean McGinley. | ||||
| A Slip Up | 20061117 | 20091213 BT=2115 (BBC7) 20091213 (BBC7) 20120201 (BBC7) 20120202 (BBC7) 20120715 (BBC7) 20120812 (BBC7) 20120813 (BBC7) 20130811 (BBC7) 20130812 (BBC7) 20141112 (BBC7) 20141113 (BBC7) 20161230 (BBC7) 20070707 (R4) | A retired Irishman sustains himself by imagining working the farm he lost back home. Series of five short stories by the celebrated Irish author
Exiled in England, a retired Irishman sustains himself by imagining working the farm he lost back home. Read by Sean McGinley. Stories by the celebrated Irish author who died earlier this year. 5/5. A Slip-Up A retired man sustains himself in his exile in England by working, in his imagination, the farm he lost as a young man in Ireland. | ||
| 01 | Sierra Leone | 20061124 | 20091129 BT=2115 (BBC7) 20110929 (BBC7) 20120130 (BBC7) 20120131 (BBC7) | A young man is half in love with an ageing politician's mistress. Half in love with an ageing politician's mistress, a young man must assess his capacity for commitment. Read by Sean McGinley. | |
| 02 | Sierra Leone | 20061201 |
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| 02 LAST | Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone | 20091206 BT=2115 (BBC7) 20110930 (BBC7) 20120131 (BBC7) 20120201 (BBC7) | Thanks to his tangled love-life, a young man assesses his capacity for commitment. Thanks to his tangled love-life, a young man assesses his capacity for commitment. Conclusion read by Sean McGinley. | ||
| AR | 01 | The Stoat | 20061113 | 20070610 20070105 (BBC7) 20070107 (BBC7) 20070108 BT=0215 (BBC7) 20070108 (BBC7) 20070114 (BBC7) 20070115 BT=0215 (BBC7) 20070115 (BBC7) 20070119 (BBC7) 20091115 BT=1015 (BBC7) 20091115 BT=2115 (BBC7) 20120203 (BBC7) 20120204 (BBC7) 20130825 (BBC7) 20130826 (BBC7) 20141111 (BBC7) 20141112 (BBC7) |
A man compares a stoat's quest for a rabbit to a shy woman's pursuit of his father. A man compares a stoat's steadfast quest for a rabbit to a shy woman's pursuit of his hopeless father. Read by Sean McGinley. A young man compares the stoat's single-minded pursuit of a rabbit to that of a shy woman's pursuit of his hopeless father. 1/5. The Stoat |
| AR | 02 | Swallows | 20061114 | 20070617 20091122 BT=1015 (BBC7) 20091122 BT=2115 (BBC7) 20091122 (BBC7) 20120202 (BBC7) 20120203 (BBC7) 20120722 (BBC7) 20120723 (BBC7) 20130818 (BBC7) 20130819 (BBC7) 20141110 (BBC7) 20141111 (BBC7) 20161229 (BBC7) | A young surveyor from Dublin meets up with a policeman from the country. The choices in their lives are ruthlessly compared. A young Dublin surveyor meets a country policeman and their life choices are compared. A young Dublin surveyor meets a country policeman and their life choices are ruthlessly compared. Read by Sean Mcginley. A young Dublin surveyor meets a country policeman and their life choices are ruthlessly compared. Read by Sean Mcginley.
Series of five short stories by the celebrated Irish author
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| AR | 03 | Sierra Leone - 1 | 20061115 | 20070624 20091129 (BBC7) 20110929 (BBC7) 20120130 (BBC7) 20120131 (BBC7) 20120708 (BBC7) | A young man who falls in love with the mistress of an ageing politician is forced to look at his capacity for commitment. A young man is half in love with an ageing politician's mistress. Half in love with an ageing politician's mistress, a young man must assess his capacity for commitment. Read by Sean Mcginley. Half in love with an ageing politician's mistress, a young man must assess his capacity for commitment. Read by Sean McGinley. |
| AR | 03 | Sierra Leone, Part 1 | 20061115 | 20070624 20091129 (BBC7) 20110929 (BBC7) 20120130 (BBC7) 20120131 (BBC7) 20120708 (BBC7) 20130728 (BBC7) 20130729 (BBC7) 20141113 (BBC7) 20141114 (BBC7) 20070623 (R4) | A young man is half in love with an aging politician's mistress. Half in love with an aging politician's mistress, a young man must assess his capacity for commitment. Read by Sean McGinley. A young man who falls in love with the mistress of an ageing politician is forced to look at his capacity for commitment. A young man is half in love with an ageing politician's mistress. Half in love with an ageing politician's mistress, a young man must assess his capacity for commitment. Read by Sean Mcginley. Half in love with an ageing politician's mistress, a young man must assess his capacity for commitment. Read by Sean McGinley.
Series of five short stories by the celebrated Irish author |
| AR | 04 | Sierra Leone - 2 | 20061116 | 20070701 20091206 (BBC7) 20110930 (BBC7) 20120131 (BBC7) 20120201 (BBC7) | A young man who falls in love with the mistress of an ageing politician is forced to look at his capacity for commitment. Thanks to his tangled love-life, a young man assesses his capacity for commitment. Conclusion read by Sean Mcginley. Thanks to his tangled love-life, a young man assesses his capacity for commitment. Conclusion read by Sean Mcginley. |
| AR | 04 | Sierra Leone, Part 2 | 20061116 | 20070701 20091206 (BBC7) 20110930 (BBC7) 20120131 (BBC7) 20120201 (BBC7) 20130804 (BBC7) 20130805 (BBC7) 20141114 (BBC7) 20141115 (BBC7) 20070630 (R4) | A young man who falls in love with the mistress of an ageing politician is forced to look at his capacity for commitment. Thanks to his tangled love-life, a young man assesses his capacity for commitment. Conclusion read by Sean Mcginley. Thanks to his tangled love-life, a young man assesses his capacity for commitment. Conclusion read by Sean Mcginley.
Series of five short stories by the celebrated Irish author Stories by the celebrated Irish author who died earlier this year. 4/5. Sierra Leone, part 2 Read by Sean McGinley. |
| AR | 05 LAST | A Slip-up | 20061117 | 20070708 20091213 (BBC7) 20120201 (BBC7) 20120202 (BBC7) 20120715 (BBC7) 20120812 (BBC7) 20120813 (BBC7) 20130811 (BBC7) 20130812 (BBC7) 20141112 (BBC7) 20141113 (BBC7) 20161230 (BBC7) | A retired Irishman sustains himself by imagining working the farm he lost back home. Exiled in England, a retired Irishman sustains himself by imagining working the farm he lost back home. Read by Sean McGinley. A retired man sustains himself in his exile in England by working, in his imagination, the farm he lost as a young man in Ireland. Read by Sean Mcginley. Exiled in England, a retired Irishman sustains himself by imagining working the farm he lost back home. Read by Sean McGinley.A retired Irishman sustains himself by imagining working the farm he lost back home.
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