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The Ballad of Bobby Sands
Northern Ireland at the height of the Troubles. In the Maze Prison, MP and IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands tries to convince his mother and a Catholic priest that he has to die.
Tom Kelly imagines the final days of MP and IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands in a play about political and religious conviction, grief and a mother’s love.
Bobby Sands ..... Jonjo O'Neil
Rosaleen ..... Frances Tomelty
Father Faul ..... Lloyd Hutchinson
Director ..... Emma Harding
Producer ..... Marc Beeby
Written by Tom Kelly
Last on
Thu 19 Sep 2024
14:15
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
Broadcasts
- Mon 10 Aug 2020 14:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Thu 19 Sep 2024 14:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
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