Something to Write Home About. A Meditation for Television by Seamus Heaney. Flying Fox Films, 2001. Commissioned by BBC Northern Ireland and Produced by Flying Fox Films first Transmitted on 4th March 1998. Directed by David Hammond. Housed in publisher’s cloth slipcase. A fine bright copy.

One of 26 Lettered Copies, bound in quarter calf paperboards, Signed by Seamus Heaney & David Hammond.  

The printed form of a television meditation written and narrated by Seamus Heaney and directed by David Hammond, a close friend and long‑time collaborator of Heaney. It was first broadcast on 4 March 1998 by BBC Northern Ireland.

The text reflects Heaney’s return—physically and imaginatively—to the landscapes of his upbringing, linking place, memory, and poetry. The printed version preserves the script as a standalone literary object.