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The Riots

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At a newspaper office in Belfast, a sub editor faces unrest in the city and her own life.

Two sub editors at a Belfast newspaper connect amid personal struggles against a backdrop of summer rioting in the city. Written by Dawn Watson.

An original short work for BBC Radio 4 by the Northern Irish writer Dawn Watson. As read by Aoibhéann McCann.

Dawn Watson published her debut poetry pamphlet 'The Stack of Owls is Getting Higher' in 2019. She has short stories in anthologies including 'Still Worlds Turning' and 'Belfast Stories'. Dawn has taught undergraduate Creative Writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre in Queen’s University since 2018. She is a former national tabloid sub editor and lives in Belfast.

Writer: Dawn Watson
Reader: Aoibhéann McCann
Producer: Michael Shannon

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