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Short Works: Series 1: Mind How You Go

11/08/2017

Mind How You Go

Series 1

BBC Radio 4 - Short Works, Series 1, Mind How You Go

A young man working in a London hotel struggles with an elderly co-worker called Nollaig.

By John Boyne. An Irish man looks back on his younger days working in London and the prejudice he faced due to his sexuality and status as an immigrant. Read by Peter McDonald.

A new original short story by the acclaimed Irish novelist John Boyne (The Heart's Invisible Furies, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas) specially commissioned for BBC Radio 4. Read by the Irish actor Peter McDonald (Moone Boy, The Stag) 

Awarded the Hennessy Literary 'Hall of Fame' Award for his body of work, the New York Times number 1 Bestselling author has multiple Irish Book Awards including Children's Book of the Year, People's Choice Book of the Year and Short Story of the Year. He has also been awarded a number of international literary awards, including the Que Leer Award for Novel of the Year in Spain and the Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize in Germany.


Writer ..... John Boyne
Reader ..... Peter McDonald
Producer ..... Michael Shannon.

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