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Series 1

The Killers Come at Dusk

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

An original short story commissioned by BBC Radio 4. As read by Jonathan Forbes (Catastrophe).

'The Killers Come at Dusk' follows an Irish couple living in Lilongwe who, fearing that their child has contracted malaria, must confront every parent's nightmare as well as their own privilege.

Irish writer Eoin O'Connor has spent a number of years living in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 2016 he was awarded the Imison Award for Best Radio Drama Script by a New Writer for his drama '30 Eggs'.

Writer ..... Eoin O'Connor
Reader ..... Jonathan Forbes
Producer ..... Michael Shannon. Show less

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