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Book of the Week

FS Saunders - The Woman Who Shot Mussolini

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Moments after she had shot Benito Mussolini, Violet Gibson seemed confused. Was it an act of sanity? Read by Sinead Cusack. Show more

Book of the Week

FS Saunders - The Woman Who Shot Mussolini

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. The troubles of Violet Gibson, daughter of an Anglo-Irish lord, who tried to assassinate Benito Mussolini. Read by Sinead Cusack. Show more

Book of the Week

FS Saunders - The Woman Who Shot Mussolini

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Why did Violet Gibson, whose quest for spiritual comfort was troubled, try to kill the fascist dictator? Read by Sinead Cusack. Show more

Book of the Week

FS Saunders - The Woman Who Shot Mussolini

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The heroic legend of Mussolini enthused his supporters, but Violet Gibson came to feel differently. Read by Sinead Cusack. Show more

Book of the Week

FS Saunders - The Woman Who Shot Mussolini

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Italian government eventually released Violet Gibson, but how would her family determine her future? Read by Sinead Cusack. Show more