The Day of the Papering by Bernie McGill
In an abandoned military fort in Ireland, an artist attempts to install her latest work despite the scepticism of the local caretaker.
An original short story specially commissioned by BBC Radio 4 from the writer Bernie McGill. Read by Amy Molloy.
The Author.
Bernie McGill is the winner of the 2023 Edge Hill Short Story Prize for her collection ‘This Train is For’. She is the author of the novels ‘The Butterfly Cabinet’, ‘The Watch House’ and one previous short story collection ‘Sleepwalkers’. She has written audio scripts for heritage projects and stage scripts for theatre. She is a Writing for Life Fellow with the Royal Literary Fund and an honorary member of The Linen Hall Library in which building her writing archive is held.
Writer: Bernie McGill
Reader: Amy Molloy
Producer: Michael Shannon
A BBC Audio Northern Ireland Production for BBC Radio 4.
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- Fri 26 Jun 202615:45BBC Radio 4
