91Èȱ¬

An original short story specially commissioned by Radio 4 to mark the 30th anniversary of the Provisional IRA’s announcement of a cessation of military operations in Northern Ireland. As read by Andrea Irvine (‘Blue Lights’).

Dawn Watson was born in Belfast and is a poet and writer. She is currently a Lecturer in Creative Writing at Queen’s University, Belfast. Dawn’s debut collection We Play Here was a Guardian Poetry Book of the Year 2023 and was shortlisted for the John Pollard International Poetry Prize for an outstanding debut collection. Dawn’s work has been broadcast on 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4, 91Èȱ¬ Radio 3, and 91Èȱ¬ Radio Ulster, and has appeared in leading literary journals including The Poetry Review and Granta.

Writer: Dawn Watson
Reader: Andrea Irvine
Producer: Michael Shannon

A 91Èȱ¬ Audio Northern Ireland Production for 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4.