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Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm Tóibín: 3. Trial

3. Trial

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Colm Tóibín on two court cases, one involving William Wilde, the second his son, Oscar.

William Wilde is engulfed in a court case which foreshadows his son Oscar's trial thirty years later. Read by Colm Tóibín.

Colm Tóibín continues his exploration of the complex relationships between three of Ireland's literary giants and their fathers:

William Wilde is engulfed in a court case which, strangely, foreshadows the famous trial which had such devastating consequences for his son, Oscar, some 30 years later.

Abridged by Richard Hamilton. 

Producer: Elizabeth Allard

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018.

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Colm Toibin reads from his new book about the fathers of three of Ireland's great writers.

The award-winning writer Colm Tóibín reads from his new book about the fathers of three of Ireland's leading writers: Oscar Wilde, WB Yeats and James Joyce.

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