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Radio dramatisations of Roddy Doyle's novels The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van

A family struggles raucously, emotionally and obscenely through the trials and rewards of life, in dramatisations of Roddy Doyle's Barrytown novels The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van

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Roddy Doyle on Radio 4: The Snapper

David Wilmot

Aoife Duffin

Angeline Ball

Cal Kenealy

Gavin Drea

Amy McAllister

Aisling Franciosi

Seainin Brennan

Gerry O'Brien

Roddy Doyle

Eugene O'Brien

Eoin O'Callaghan

Gemma McMullan

Roddy Doyle on Radio 4: The Snapper: Episode 1

The Snapper

Episode 1

BBC Radio 4 - Roddy Doyle on Radio 4, The Snapper, Episode 1

In the Rabbitte house, Sharon has a shocking announcement.

Barrytown, 1989, and Sharon has a shocking announcement that is about to rock the Rabbitte household. What on earth will the neighbours think?

Barrytown is buzzing with speculation. Sharon Rabbitte is pregnant and she's not telling anyone who the father is. But with tongues wagging and rumours mounting, just how long will it take everyone to work out who in Barrytown is the "snapper's" Da?

The second of Roddy Doyle's Barrytown series of novels, all to be dramatized by BBC Radio 4. After a drunken encounter at the soccer club do, Sharon is pregnant and much to the annoyance to her dad, Jimmy, refusing to name the baby's father. So when Jimmy gets wind that it might be someone close to home all hell breaks loose.

The cast includes David Wilmot as Jimmy Snr (Ripper Street, Anna Karenina) and Aoife Duffin as Sharon (Moone Boy.)

Written by Roddy Doyle
Dramatised by Eugene O'Brien
Producer: Gemma McMullan
Director: Eoin O'Callaghan.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Roddy Doyle's Barrytown is humming with speculation. Sharon Rabbitte is pregnant

Roddy Doyle's Barrytown is humming with speculation. Sharon Rabbitte is pregnant. Only she knows the father of her 'snapper'. But she's not telling

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