Opening Lines: Borstal Boy

Series 1, episode 0

John Yorke looks at Borstal Boy by Brendan Behan, examining how the autobiographical book captures detail and dialogue in rich yet somehow sparse descriptions of life in Borstal. He is joined by Colm Tóibín, bestselling writer of Nora Webster and The Blackwater Lightship

Cast (unconfirmed)

John Yorke