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Episode Notes
Back in 2004, RTÉ Drama On One invited writers Maeve Binchy, Aidan Mathews, Paula Meehan, Patrick McCabe and John Banville to respond to the Seven Ages of Man.
Tonight we continue those reflections with Mannix Flynn's take on The Soldier.Brenda Fricker plays the bold and fearless soldier – passionate in the causes she’s prepared to fight for, and taking risks to that end.
The Soldier starring Brenda Fricker is introduced by Mannix Flynn
Sound effects were courtesy of the seventh infantry battalion of Óglaigh Na hÉireann recorded at Cathal Brugha Barracks, in Rathmines, Dublin.
The producer was Kevin Reynolds.