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The Hardman

on BBC Radio 3

by TOM MCGRATH and JIMMY BOYLE adapted for radio by TOM MCGRATH with Peter Kelly as Johnnie Byrne
A second chance to hear this highly acclaimed play about the vicious career of a Glasgow criminal.
Percussion by RONNIEGOODMAN
The most raW and rugged radio I have ever heard
(THE SCOTSMAN)
Impossible to forget . . . more effective on radio than it could possibly be on any other medium.
(THE GLASGOW HERALD)
The very best use of the immediacy and the power of radio. (THE GUARDIAN)
The best piece of radio I have heard in years after The Hardman I felt like cheering.
(THE DAILY TELEGRAPH)
Directed by TOM KINNINMONT BBC Scotland
(First broadcast on R4UK) fallowed by an interlude

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom McGrath
Unknown:
Jimmy Boyle
Unknown:
Tom McGrath
Unknown:
Peter Kelly
Unknown:
Johnnie Byrne
Directed By:
Tom Kinninmont
Bandit/Renfrew:
Tony Roper
Slugger:
David Bannerman
Maggie/Maw/Lawyer:
Ann Scott-Jones
Carole/Lizzie:
Frances Low
Big Danny/Lawyer:
Alex Norton
Michael Mochan/Archie/Kelly....:
James Kennedy
Commando/ Paisley:
Carey Wilson
Johnstone:
Benny Young

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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