The Pulitzer prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout is in conversation with George Alagiah at Hay Festival.
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Talking Books
Sebastian Barry
30 minutes
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BBC News arts correspondent Rebecca Jones meets Sebastian Barry at Hay Festival to hear about his distinguished writing career and latest novel, Days Without End.
Talking Books
Elizabeth Strout
30 minutes
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The Pulitzer prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout, is in conversation with George Alagiah at Hay Festival.
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Live from the Hay Festival
43 minutes
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Cultural discussion programme. Tom Sutcliffe at the Hay Festival with Colm Toibin, Sebastian Barry, Meg Rosoff and Jan Kizilhan. Show more
Open Book
Sebastian Barry; Margaret Atwood and Naomi Alderman; Helen Dunmore on Louis MacNeice; literary news from Sri Lanka
28 minutes
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News and features from the world of books, presented by Mariella Frostrup. Sebastian Barry on his new novel Days Without End. Show more
4 Extra Debut. In Accra, Jack McNulty looks back over his life in the hope that he can find the freedom he desperately seeks. Read by Ciaran Hinds. Show more
On a trip home, Jack is horrified to find how bad things have become and fears for his daughter's safety. Read by Ciaran Hinds. Show more
In Virginia, Thomas McNulty and John Cole find themselves greatly outnumbered in a pitched battle against the rebel Confederate army. Show more
Outnumbered by Confederate forces, Thomas McNulty and his compatriots face an uncertain future as the Civil War rages on around them. Show more
Caught between the US Army and his obligation to John Cole, Thomas McNulty must decide how far he is willing to go to save Winona. Show more
An unexpected arrival from Thomas McNulty's past forces him to face the consequences of his actions in the cavalry and leave his life in Tennessee. Show more
Thomas McNulty recounts how he and John Cole came to join the US cavalry as teenagers in Missouri, 1851, and ride out on the Oregon trail towards California. Show more
Arriving at Fort Kearney, the cavalry find the townspeople living in fear of the native Yurok people and are asked to confront them. However the local militia finds them first. Show more
Taking to the stage, Thomas and John Cole and Winona start their new life together as a family. Unfortunately the announcement of Civil War threatens everything. Show more
Mai invites Jack home to Grattan House to meet her father but will Jack meet with his approval? Read by Ciaran Hinds. Show more
As Jack and Mai's marriage disintegrates further, some startling news could be their saving grace. Read by Ciaran Hinds. Show more
Can Jack and Mai ever regain the love they once had for each other? Story about a man's last bid for freedom read by Ciaran Hinds. Show more
Mai's happiness back at Grattan House is short-lived when she discovers that Jack has been hiding the truth. Read by Ciaran Hinds. Show more
Inspector Tomelty of the Ghana Police Force warns Jack that he has made a dangerous enemy in Osu. Read by Ciaran Hinds. Show more
Before leaving Africa, Jack returns with Tom to his village for a remarkable life-changing event. Sebastian Barry's book concluded by Ciaran Hinds. Show more