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- 1994-2006
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Letters and email from Francis Byrne, BBC, to John McGahern. Letters detail discussions around adaptations of McGahern's work for the BBC. Letter 6 Oct 1994 from Byrne begins "As a great lover of 'Amongst Women', I recently put your writing forward as part of a list of suggestions for illustrated readings on BBC Radio 4." The letter continues to invite McGahern to submit new original work for radio and with detailed comments from Byrne on McGahern's writing style; Letter from Byrne outlining edits to a text sent by McGahern, with characters named as being Maggie, Kate, and Jerome (n.d.); TS letter, 3pp, personal discussion and comments on what books both are reading, sporting events, family matters, travel, etc.; Emails from Byrne to McGahern, Nov 2005, with comments and edits made on radio 4 adaptation on "Memoir".
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12/04/2022
14/07/2025