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A Modest Proposal

BBC Radio 3
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for preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland from being a Burden to their Parents or Country, and for making them beneficial to the Public by JONATHAN SWIFT
Swift's ' solution ' to the Irish problem of 1729 still stands as one of the most powerful and macabre pieces of satirical writing in the English language.
The proposer is played by Patrick Magee.
Producer ROBERT COOPER BBC Northern Ireland followed by an interlude

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Played By:
Patrick Magee.
Producer:
Robert Cooper
Source: Radio Times

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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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