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The Riots

Two sub editors at a Belfast newspaper connect amid personal struggles against a backdrop of summer rioting in the city. Written by Dawn Watson.

An original short work for 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4 by the Northern Irish writer Dawn Watson. As read by Aoibh茅ann McCann.

Dawn Watson published her debut poetry pamphlet 'The Stack of Owls is Getting Higher' in 2019. She has short stories in anthologies including 'Still Worlds Turning' and 'Belfast Stories'. Dawn has taught undergraduate Creative Writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre in Queen鈥檚 University since 2018. She is a former national tabloid sub editor and lives in Belfast.

Writer: Dawn Watson
Reader: Aoibh茅ann McCann
Producer: Michael Shannon

A 麻豆官网首页入口 Northern Ireland production.

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14 minutes

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Fri 31 Dec 2021 15:45

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  • Fri 31 Dec 2021 15:45