Colin Bateman

So close to the Troubles, yet so far away – Thunder and Lightning is the story of one boy’s journey through the rather soft side of life in a town which lacked tough streets but boasted many cul-de-sacs. Wildly popular novelist Colin Bateman (Divorcing Jack) brings his inimitable humour to his own life and serves up a wonderfully witty and self-deprecating memoir of the Northern Ireland troubles … as seen from a wee bit of a distance. Colin will be in conversation with Myles Dungan.