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A CERTAIN STATUS
Broadcast 3/10/1969
Produced by John Boyd
Read by Harold Goldblatt
“When one summer evening a strange young lady steps off the train in West Cork, even before she places a foot inside Jamsie Dunne’s battered old taxi the news of her arrival is circulating about the village.”
DON’T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS
Broadcast 10/4/1970
Produced by John Boyd
Read by Peter Adair
“With the opposite sex Christy Mullen uses a smooth line of flattery which never seems to fail. Not really insincere; he just can’t help going all out to impress every girl he meets.”
THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY
Broadcast 3/7/1970
Produced by John Boyd
Read by Sam McCready
“Joe’s mother-in-law is the bane of his existence but as soon as he gets’ the right opportunity’ he’s going to tell her exactly what he thinks of her.”
THE STRAW HAT
Broadcast 19/2/1971
Produced by John Boyd
Read by Rosaline Shanks
“To the villagers of Kilnaree the highlight of the summer events each year is the horse dealers’ fair. But while the main business is the buying and selling of horses, the chief attraction of the fair – the biggest draw of all – is the tinker weddings.”
THE WEEK-DAY DATE
Broadcast 16/7/1971
Produced by John Boyd
Read by Maurice O’Callaghan
“When Jim finds himself seconded to ‘some God-forsaken hole down the country’ he’s tempted to resign his job there and then. But worse is to come when his rival, Dave, announces his intention of making a play for his girlfriend in his absence.”
THE BOXBED
Broadcast 24/1/1974
Produced by Paul Muldoon
Read by Margaret D’Arcy
“There’s a hush about the house when Paschal wakes that morning like the time he came down from bed to find that his grandfather had died during the night, only this time the air is full of expectancy as though something has yet to happen.”
THE USUAL ARRANGEMENT
Broadcast 15/12/1981
Produced by Judith Elliott
Read by Brenda Winter Repeat Broadcast 25/12/1985
“On Christmas morning Mrs. Mooney sits in her hat and coat in the front hall waiting for her son to call for her. What can be keeping him, she frets, he’s usually so punctual.”
PEG
Broadcast 9/3/1982
Produced by Judith Elliott
Read by Trudy Kelly
“Every Wednesday, wet or fine, Peg goes to the Breen’s house in Iona Gardens, now the only house she can go to anymore. And when her cleaning work is done Mrs. Breen will give her a bowl of soup made from a stockpot; good soup in the art of which she excelled.”
SISTER ENDA’S LAMB
Broadcast 23/12/1982
Produced by Judith Elliott
Read by Brenda Winter
“Maria waits anxiously by the classroom door for Sister Enda to appear. It’s two weeks to Christmas and for days now the nun has been promising the children a special treat.”
THE MASK
Broadcast 10/4/1984
Produced by Kathryn Porter
Read by Stella McCusker
“It has been decided that Claire should go to London to see a skin specialist and get a second opinion. She has the rash on her face now for a long time and is becoming extremely sensitive about it. On bad days she can’t bring herself to leave the house.”
FALSE ALARM
Broadcast 12/12/1985
Produced by Chris Spurr
Read by Margaret D’Arcy
“Despite her advancing years Flora Simpson is a woman who looks and is youthful. One day while she’s down the garden building a bonfire her house is robbed and vandalised. Overnight, she ages, begins to doubt what formerly she accepted without question.”
THE HOUSE
Broadcast 13/5/1988
Produced by Chris Spurr
Read by Roisin Donaghy
“Ever since I can remember the house has been a bone of contention between my parents; the house Mother never had, the house of her dreams, the one that was almost in her grasp and in which we would all be living now ‘if it wasn’t for your father!’”
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