The Return - BBC Saturday Night Theatre - Bridget Boland

Bridget Boland was an Irish-British screenwriter, playwright and novelist.

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The Return, produced 1952 as Journey to Earth and 1953 as The Return. 1954.

Bridget Boland was the daughter of the Irish politician John Pius Boland and Eileen Querin Boland née Moloney. Born in London, Bridget Boland was educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Roehampton and at Oxford University, where she studied philosophy, politics, and economics, graduating B.A. in 1935. In 1937 she became a film writer. From 1941 to 1946 she served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service, producing plays for the troops to boost morale from 1943 to 1946.

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[roses]

Excellent play. Cheers Rosemary Western Australia 74yrs

[kaeten]

So much humanity and wisdom here. Many thanks indeed.

[SFNightOwl]

Brilliant and unexpected. Was listening to it as I was mucking the horse stalls, feeling useful. Had to stop to take the ending in. Marvelous cast, well produced, well worth the time.

[mathonamoore]

Thank you for uploading this. Greetings from Ireland, on the 19th of June 2022. 🇮🇪💐💕

[lauralaladarling]

Thank you so much for The Return by author Bridget Boland adapted for radio. I was captivated by this story of Sister Agatha's return and experiences in outside world after so many years of living in an enclosed Covent. Beautifully narrated by all actors and a great production. I appreciate a short history of the author in the description box. Xxx

[charliesmith_]

This was marvellously acted. It was wholly visually painted throughout. Will be cherishing this more than once.
Saved, Liked, Shared treasured.
*Thank You* x

[dirkbogarde]

I absolutely loved that. Profoundly moving.

[jlb]

My word, this is so real - I have had the opportunity of being around monastics and this narrative is too painfully accurate. Bravi to all and thank you!

[Lakeslover]

Brilliant play, strongly recommend it 😀

[Swimkid]

I really appreciated this play. Excellent subject manner well researched. Dame Flora excels in audio plays, having such a pleasant tone. Thanks, Dave x

[zoyablake]

What a brilliant play! Thank you for making my Saturday more enjoyable.

[janep]

I'm a Catholic and happy to be. This was beautiful. Lots of morality, questions of the soul. Deeply introspective.

[jamesgavigan]

A riveting tale and well worth listening to. It caught a sense of how things were in 1949. Lovely hearing a perfect performance from Dame Flora Robson.

[darlenefarmer]

Great play! Thank you for posting it!

[grettajoyce]

There was a marvellous priest at Loyola Hall Rainhill who was very close to my parents Fr Peter Blake SJ. He was wise, devout, worldly and a very inspiring person. He was a chaplain to the RAF during WW2. When I hear a ‘Fr Blake’ mentioned in this play, it brought back so many happy memories. I thoroughly enjoyed this production xxx

[merxeddie]

Such a well crafted thoughtful drama convincingly acted.Thanks for your channel a welcome retreat from our demented age.

[marybenson]

THANK YOU SO MUCH> PHENOMEMAL PROGRAM

[lydiamarks]

Superb! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you for brightening up my day 👍

[mikedavidson]

Brilliant show !! Thank you totally shows how the state has taken place of charity. ( Faith in action) and we wonder why we have less and less faithful.

[emf]

Interesting and thought provoking well acted play. ❤