Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless
Alan Yentob meets Irish novelist Edna O’Brien to discuss sex, books and a lifetime of defiance.
Edna O’Brien is one of the greatest literary talents and rule breakers of her generation. In 1960, her revolutionary debut novel ‘The Country Girls’ broke down social and sexual barriers for women, and was subsequently banned in her native country of Ireland. The unstoppable O’Brien continues to produce some of the most urgent work of her unparalleled career. Her eighteenth novel, ‘Girl’, a searing story inspired by the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram, will be published later this year. In this honest and engaging documentary, Alan Yentob meets Edna O’Brien to discuss sex, books and a lifetime of defiance.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Alan Yentob |
Interviewed Guest | Edna O'Brien |
Producer | Katy Homan |
Director | Katy Homan |
Executive Producer | Tanya Hudson |
Series Editor | Alan Yentob |
Broadcasts
- Sun 7 Jul 2019 22:30Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Wales & Wales HD
- Sun 7 Jul 2019 23:30Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú One Northern Ireland HD, Wales HD, Northern Ireland & Wales only
- Thu 1 Aug 2019 01:15
- Sun 6 Mar 2022 22:30
- Mon 7 Mar 2022 02:40
- Mon 29 Jul 2024 23:05Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Two England & HD only
- Mon 29 Jul 2024 23:20Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Two Wales HD & Wales only
- Mon 29 Jul 2024 23:35Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
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