Episode description

Constance Markievicz led an amazing life - a leading figure during the Easter Rising of 1916, she was the first woman elected to Parliament though she never took her seat.

Markievicz was born into a wealthy Anglo-Irish family and gained her exotic surname from marriage to a Polish count. She was adventurous, flamboyant, committed to woman's rights, court-martialled and nearly shot.

Nominating her is Andrea Catherwood, ex-ITN correspondent who made her first documentary for BBC Radio 4.

Presented by Matthew Parris.

With Lindie Naughton, author of Markievicz - A Most Outrageous Rebel.

Producer: Miles Warde

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2017.