1. Susannah Dickey: Two Pills
Having grown up in a Northern Ireland where reproductive rights were restricted, poet and novelist Susannah Dickey finds herself assuming a new identity at a local pharmacy.
Through hidden histories, untold stories and intimate perspectives, five more essayists reveal aspects of a Northern Ireland outsiders rarely get to hear about, but which each of these writers inhabits and intuitively understands.
Having grown up in a Northern Ireland where reproductive rights were restricted - and with limited sex education offered at school - Derry born poet and novelist Susannah Dickey unexpectedly finds herself assuming a new identity at a local pharmacy.
Producer: Conor Garrett
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- Mon 19 Jun 2023 22:45麻豆社 Radio 3
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