Laurence McKeown's guest appearances

Laurence McKeown

Rebel Matters Podcast

How to Survive the End of the World

Una and Andrea's United Ireland

GLÓR

Linda Ervine

Frederick Douglass

John Fleming

Joni Mitchell

James White

Chani Nicholas

Angela Davis

Octavia Butler

TOMI ADEYEMI

Seamus Kennedy

Amanda Ferguson

Kevin Gamble

Dan John

Charlene Carruthers

Dan Murphy

OwlTail

Laurence McKeown, author, playwright and screenwriter, discusses how he began writing during his time in Long Kesh prison, how this later developed into him completing his PhD and the importance of people recording their own history.

Laurence McKeown, author, playwright and screenwriter, discusses how he began writing during his time in Long Kesh prison, how this later developed into him completing his PhD and the importance of people recording their own history.

This week I am in conversation with author, screenwriter, playwright and former Provisional IRA volunteer and prisoner of war Laurence McKeown. Laurence spent 70 days on hunger strike as part of the 1981 hunger strike in the H-Blocks gaol that resulted in 10 republican POWs giving their lives for political status, and that changed the course of Irish history and the struggle for freedom from British rule.  Laurence has written two books about Irish republican prisoners in the H-Blocks; Nor Meekly Serve My Time: The H-Block Struggle 1976–1981 (co-written with Brian Campbell and Felim O'Hagan) was published in 1994, and Out Of Time: Irish Republican Prisoners, Long Kesh, 1972–2000 was published in 2001, as well as writing plays and films relating to his life experience.  I have created a Spotify playlist called '10' to go with this episode, which can be found on my own public playlist list.  

This week I am in conversation with author, screenwriter, playwright and former Provisional IRA volunteer and prisoner of war Laurence McKeown. Laurence spent 70 days on hunger strike as part of the 1981 hunger strike in the H-Blocks gaol that resulted in 10 republican POWs giving their lives for political status, and that changed the course of Irish history and the struggle for freedom from British rule.  Laurence has written two books about Irish republican prisoners in the H-Blocks; Nor Meekly Serve My Time: The H-Block Struggle 1976–1981 (co-written with Brian Campbell and Felim O'Hagan) was published in 1994, and Out Of Time: Irish Republican Prisoners, Long Kesh, 1972–2000 was published in 2001, as well as writing plays and films relating to his life experience.  I have created a Spotify playlist called '10' to go with this episode, which can be found on my own public playlist list.

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Laurence McKeown was our gracious host and patient teacher in Northern Ireland - here he tells some of his epic awesome story from teenager to IRA revolutionary and hunger striker to poet and playwright.music by Mother Cyborg and Tunde Olaniran-www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow www.endoftheworldshow.org/@endoftheworldPCLINKS AND BOOKS:http://eistworks.org/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/299233.Killing_Rage https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/667816.Rebel_Hearts https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/a-former-ira-gunman-and-hunger-striker-tells-his-story-1.2754240--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/how-to-survive-the-end-of-the-world/message

Laurence McKeown was our gracious host and patient teacher in Northern Ireland - here he tells some of his epic awesome story from teenager to IRA revolutionary and hunger striker to poet and playwright. music by Mother Cyborg and Tunde Olaniran - <a href="http://www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow</a> <a href="http://www.endoftheworldshow.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.endoftheworldshow.org/</a> @endoftheworldPC LINKS AND BOOKS: <a href="http://eistworks.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://eistworks.org/</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/299233.Killing_Rage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/299233.Killing_Rage</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/667816.Rebel_Hearts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/667816.Rebel_Hearts</a> <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/a-former-ira-gunman-and-hunger-striker-tells-his-story-1.2754240" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/a-former-ira-gunman-and-hunger-striker-tells-his-story-1.2754240</a> --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/how-to-survive-the-end-of-the-world/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/how-to-survive-the-end-of-the-world/message</a>

Laurence McKeown, Prisoner to Playwright