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Adrian Dunbar reads a vivid and enlightening account of one of Ireland's greatest poets. Written by RF Foster. Abridged by Anna Magnusson.
A vivid and enlightening account of one of the 20th century's greatest poets. From rural childhood in County Derry to global prominence and a Nobel prize, Seamus Heaney’s work is placed in the context of his life, country and beyond.
Heaney’s career as an educator takes off and his first poems are published, as tensions in Ulster rise.
Read by Adrian Dunbar
Written by R F Foster
Abridged by Anna Magnusson
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Last on
Tue 14 Dec 2021
00:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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