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Radio 3,05 Jan 2025,89 mins

The Dead

Drama on 3

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'Snow was general all over Ireland.' An overheard Irish folk song at a Twelfth Night party in Dublin uncovers deep-buried memories and provokes a personal epiphany for Gabriel Conroy. For Twelfth Night, James Joyce's classic tale from 'Dubliners' (1915) - described by T S Eliot as one of the greatest short stories ever written. Read by Jonathan Forbes Sound design by Jonathan Thomas Produced by Emma Harding, BBC Audio Wales

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