SPOKEN STORIES is a themed-led trilogy of 36 original stories. Commissioned from some of the most dynamic contemporary writers associated with Ireland and the s...
The Impasse by Irish Indian writer Cauvery Madhavan read by Dawn Bradfield
A near head on collision on a remote mountain road brings two women together who know each other since their school days, but who have been avoiding each other for years. Everyone knows these people, some of us might even be them, as they passing judgement on the state of each other, and on our passions, prejudices, sorrows and joys.
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Father Thy Will Be Done on Earth by Melatu Uche Okorie and voiced by Gabriel Adewusi
A widower is reeling from the death of his wife. In the tradition of his Igbo tribe of Nigeria, and as a musician, he turns to proverbs and songs to make sense of what has happened and to bring peace to him and his son, Odeke.
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Scoilteanna le Colm Ó Snodaigh á aithris ag Marcus Lamb
Ag taisteal ó thuaidh ó Dheilginis ar an Dart, músclaítear cuimhní a bhí múchta le fada i bpaisinéir, a thapaíonn agus a shoiléiríonn le gach nóiméad dá thuras. Is machnamh é an scéal ar chuimhne, ar thuiscint, agus ar bhogadh ar aghaidh. | On a rare Dart journey into town, a passenger is stirred to meditate on memory, understanding and moving on.
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The Bray by Paul McVeigh voiced by Roisin Gallagher
A rare date for Julie and her husband Frankie turns sour when a toddler in the restaurant is let roam free, uncontrolled. Their own children are being minded by auntie Terry. On the way into Belfast city centre earlier, Julie and Frankie had passed near The Bray, where when she was a child her father had been shot dead for no reason at all.
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Sorrow and Honey by Nuala O'Connor and voiced by Clare Dunne
Verity has bad physical health and her adult daughter, Lillis is trying to reach a state of mental balance. They are navigating their complicated relationship, having moved from Dublin to Dingle to start afresh. The place and a saint connected with the area may provide the succor they both crave.
SPOKEN STORIES is a themed-led trilogy of 36 original stories. Commissioned from some of the most dynamic contemporary writers associated with Ireland and the short story, they navigate the imaginative breadth of what it is to be alive in the world in our time. The three series that make up SPOKEN STORIES are Independence, Creatures of the Earth and The State of Us. The stories are in English and in Irish as well as by writers whose first language is other than Irish nor English. They are voiced by a cast of actors and the contributing writers. This RTÉ Radio original concept was made with the support of Coimmisiún na Méan.
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