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Sunday Play: The White, the Gold and the Gangrene

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

by Terry Eagleton.
James Connolly, a hero of the 1916 Easter Rising, lies in his cell awaiting execution. His gaolers ransack 20th-century history to taunt him with the failures of nationalism and socialism. Will Connolly find a way of reasserting his faith?

Contributors

Writer:
Terry Eagleton
Director:
Pam Brighton
McDaid:
Dan Gordon
Connolly:
Jim Twaddale
Mather:
David Gorry
Source: Radio Times

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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