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Hugh Travers

Hunger: Tragedy, Comedy, Both?

By Matthew Skwiat, Contributing Editor
February / March 2015

January 23, 2015 by 1 Comment

The British broadcaster Channel 4 plans to create a sitcom based on a script by Irish writer Hugh Travers. "Hunger" centers on the Irish Famine and has become a lightening rod of controversy. While the proposed production is still in its infancy and no one has yet to see a finished product, many prominent historians, politicians, and social media talking heads have attacked the … [Read more...] about Hunger: Tragedy, Comedy, Both?

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