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James Stephens was known for his book of poetry 'Insurrections' (1909), and his novels 'The Charwoman's Daughter' (1911) and 'The Crock of Gold (1912). He also wrote many retellings of traditional Irish myths and legends.
Contributions by Austin Clarke, Sean McBride, Monk Gibbon, Seamus O'Sullivan, Philip Sayers and Hilary Pyle.
Produced by Kieran Sheedy
Presented by John Bowman
First broadcast 27 December, 1970.
An Irish radio documentary from RTÉ Radio 1, Ireland - Documentary on One - the home of Irish radio documentaries