Book at Bedtime - Troubles
Jim Norton reads J. G. Farrell's tragi-comic masterpiece set against the Irish struggle for independence - the recipient of the Lost Man Booker Prize for 1970
Book at Bedtime - Troubles - Episode 1
Jim Norton reads JG Farrell's novel set against the struggle for independence. Major Brendan Archer travels to Ireland after the war to visit his accidental fiancee.
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Book at Bedtime - Troubles - Episode 10
Jim Norton reads JG Farrell's novel set against the struggle for independence. As he oversees the hotel's closure the Irish troubles finally engulf both the Major and the Majestic.
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Book at Bedtime - Troubles - Episode 2
Jim Norton reads JG Farrell's novel set against the struggle for independence. The Major meets some of the residents at the Majestic but his fiancée remains strangely elusive.
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Book at Bedtime - Troubles - Episode 3
Jim Norton reads JG Farrell's novel set against the struggle for independence. The Major receives shocking news about Angela, and is compelled to travel to London.
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Book at Bedtime - Troubles - Episode 4
Jim Norton reads JG Farrell's novel set against the struggle for independence. The Major returns to Kilnalough, only to find rumblings of disquiet in the Irish countryside.
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Book at Bedtime - Troubles - Episode 5
Jim Norton reads JG Farrell's novel set against the struggle for independence. As menace hangs in the air around the Majestic, a dear friend returns to Kilnalough.
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Book at Bedtime - Troubles - Episode 6
Jim Norton reads JG Farrell's novel set against the struggle for independence. The Major is thrown into confusion when his affection for Sarah encounters an unexpected rival.
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Book at Bedtime - Troubles - Episode 7
As Christmas approaches, life at the Majestic - and the behaviour of Edward - becomes increasingly erratic and unpredictable.
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Book at Bedtime - Troubles - Episode 8
Jim Norton reads JG Farrell's novel set against the struggle for independence. Edward determines to recapture some of the Majestic's former glory by holding a sumptuous ball.
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Book at Bedtime - Troubles - Episode 9
Jim Norton reads JG Farrell's novel set against the struggle for independence. The Major deals with the aftermath of the ball, while political unrest creeps closer to the hotel.
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