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Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy

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The Country Girls Trilogy

Edna O'Brien's trilogy of novels about two girls growing up in 1950s rural Ireland.

Dramatisations of Edna O'Brien's trilogy of novels about the lives of two girls growing up in 1950s rural Ireland.

Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy: The Lonely Girl: 1. Blaggers

1. Blaggers

The Lonely Girl

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Kate and Baba blag their way into a wine-tasting and meet Eugene Gaillard.

Kate and Baba blag their way into a wine-tasting and meet Eugene Gaillard. Tale of 1950s rural Ireland starring Charlie Murphy.

Kate and Baba are friends who occupy the twin poles of romance and realism.

In this opening episode, they blag their way into a wine-tasting and meet Eugene Gaillard.

Funny and subversive story of womanhood in Ireland in the 1950s. 

Originally published in the 1960s, The Lonely Girl, and the two other novels in the trilogy (The Country Girls and Girls in their Married Bliss), were banned by the Irish Censorship Board, burnt publicly in O’Brien’s home town, and described by the Justice Minister (a young Charles Haughey) as filth.

Edna O’Brien's trilogy is now recognised as an iconic work of 20th century Irish fiction.

Dramatised in ten parts by Kate Hims.  

Kate ...... Charlie Murphy
Baba ...... Aoibhinn McGinnity
Tod Mead ...... Shaun Mason
Eugene ...... Jonathan Forbes
The Body ...... Jonny Holden
Eamonn ...... Chris Pavlo
Joanna ...... Susan Jameson
Woman ...... Catherine Cusack

Directors: Sally Avens & Jessica Dromgoole

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.

Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy: The Lonely Girl

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

The second book in Edna O'Brien's frank, funny and subversive trilogy.

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