Girl at a Window by Dermot Bolger
A playwright attends a re-staging of her debut play, eager for the excuse to revisit the place she remembers from childhood. Read by Michelle Fairley.
An original short story specially commissioned by BBC Radio 4 from the Irish author and playwright Dermot Bolger. Read by Michelle Fairley.
The Author
Born in Dublin in 1959, the poet, playwright and novelist Dermot Bolger worked as a factory hand, library assistant and small press publisher before settling for the precious life of a full-time writer in 1984. Bolger is the author of fourteen novels including Tanglewood and An Ark of Light. He is a member of the artist's association Aosdána and received an honorary doctorate in literature from the National University of Ireland in 2022. He lives in Dublin.
Writer: Dermot Bolger
Reader: Michelle Fairley
Producer: Michael Shannon
A BBC Audio Northern Ireland Production for BBC Radio 4.
On radio
Broadcasts
- Fri 30 May 2025 15:45BBC Radio 4
- Sun 1 Jun 2025 23:45BBC Radio 4