A Literary Landscape

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An exploration of the forces that shaped the course of Irish literature from the late 19th century to the present time

Programme 1: 20th July 2007
The 19th Century -  A Retrospect by John Cronin

Producer:  Michael Littleton
(First broadcast 15th January 1984)

Programme 2: 27th July 2007
George Moore and His Irish Novels by Richard Cave

Producer:  Michael Littleton
(First broadcast 22nd January 1984)

Programme 3: 3rd August 2007
The Short Story Before World War II by Colbert Kearney

Producer:  Michael Littleton
(First broadcast 29th January 1984)

Programme 4: 10th August 2007
The Realist Novel Before World War II by A. Norman Jeffares

Producer:  Michael Littleton
(First broadcast 5th February 1984)

Programme 5: 17th August 2007
The Historical Novel by Benedict Kiely

Producer:  Michael Littleton
(First broadcast 12th February 1984)

Programme 6: 24th August 2007
Autobiographical Fiction by Tom Kilroy.

Programme 7: 31st August 2007
James Joyce by Denis Donoghue.

Programme 8: 7th September 2007
The Autobiographies by Terence Browne.

Programme 9: 14th September 2007
From the Irish : A Lecture by Prionsias O Conluain.

Programme 10: 21st September 2007
Fable and Fantasy by Augustine Martin. 

Programme 11: 28th September 2007
Samuel Beckett by Declan Kiberd.

Programme 12: 5th October 2007
The Short Story Since World War 11 by John Jordan.

Programme 13: 12 October 2007
The Realist Novel Since World War 11 by Sean Mc Mahon.

Programme 14: 19th October 2007 
The Biographies by Maurice Harmon.