BRENDAN BEHAN ON CANADIAN TV
Apr 27th, 2009 by Conor McCabe
Thanks to Dust Bowl Bluez for this one. Some rare footage of Brendan Behan in a panel “discussion” about the “whiteman’s burden.” Behan’s sheer contempt for the public schoolboy contributor is glorious.
Part one is below, along with a link to to the other two vids. Part three deals with the panel talking about Ireland, and the public schoolboy giving “the trouble with Paddy is…” speech.
Enjoy.
I was amazed to find this as all I had was a defeated attempt at borstal Boy, gave up on page 15. I found it on YT about 2 months ago and have watched it a few times. The English pwick reminds mre of a dentist I knew who said,”The trouble with the Irish was they had only one type of potatoe”.