The Riots by Dawn Watson
At a newspaper office in Belfast, a sub-editor faces unrest in the city and her own life. Read by Aoibh茅ann McCann.
Two sub-editors at a Belfast newspaper connect amid personal struggles against a backdrop of summer rioting in the city.
An original short work for the 麻豆社 by Northern Irish writer Dawn Watson.
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.
Producer: Michael Shannon
A 麻豆社 Northern Ireland production for 麻豆社 Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2021.
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Fri 31 Dec 2021 15:45麻豆社 Radio 4- Fri 19 Sep 2025 23:30麻豆社 Radio 4 FM
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