Censored

by Aoife Bhreatnach
Filthy-minded historian, Aoife Bhreatnach, explores books from the ‘censored in Ireland’ list. From great literature, mediocre reads, sex manuals, true crime and pulp fiction to memoirs of gay life, thousands of books were censored in Ireland. Were those ‘bad books’ indecent or obscene? Join Aoife as she reads like a smut-obsessed censor, looking for the rude bits in all kinds of books.

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  • History
  • Society & Culture
  • Arts

Episodes

  1. 26:34Gunning for you: Frank Harris 'My Life and Loves' (1922)Mar 16, 2023
  2. 34:07Skeptical: Sean O'Casey 'I Knock at the Door' (1939)Mar 02, 2023
  3. 26:18Subterfuge: Exchange and Mart magazine (1930)Feb 02, 2023
  4. 29:07Genius: Isadora Duncan 'My Life' (1927)Jan 19, 2023
  5. 24:05Propaganda: Bösche ‘Jenny Lives With Eric and Martin’ (1983)Jan 05, 2023
  6. 35:58Nudity: Health and Efficiency magazine (1933)Dec 15, 2022
  7. 39:07Seedy: Greene 'Stamboul Train' (1932)Nov 24, 2022
  8. 31:08Primitives: Macken, ‘Quench the Moon’ (1948)Nov 10, 2022
  9. 54:29Seconal Days: Valley of the Dolls (1966)Oct 27, 2022
  10. 01:04:49Seductive: Gibbons 'Nightingale Wood' (1938)Oct 13, 2022