Drama on Newstalk presents a new drama produced by Jonathan Farrelly and Katerina Economides. Lansdowne ‘73 is a fictionalised version of historical events.
ln January 1973, the English Rugby Team came to play lreland at Lansdowne, nearly a year to the day of Bloody Sunday... even though they were warned there could be a bomb in the stadium.
This is a fictionalised version and an alternate history of that fateful game. Two Garda are tasked with defusing the bomb before it goes off… but in order to save the day, they need to learn to tolerate each other first!
"It is doubtful if there was ever a more moving or emotional scene...the entire stadium stood and applauded the English Team for five minutes" - Van Esbeck
‘Lansdowne ‘73’ will be broadcast on Newstalk on Sunday March 17th at 7am with repeat broadcast on Saturday, March 23rd at 9pm. And will be available as a podcast on GoLoud and all major platforms.
More information on this programme can be found at: https://irishaudiodrama.com/
Lansdowne ‘73 was produced by Jonathan Farrelly and Katerina Economides. The programme was funded by the Coimisiún na Meán with the television licence fee.
Acting Credits: JP Wright, Olivia Kenna, Gary Kenna, Katerina Economides, Marty AVG, Jonny Farrelly, Mark Manning and Michael Ryan.
