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The late Irish icon gave permission for the show to use The Magdalene Song before it had even begun filming

The late singer gave the track to the producers of The Woman in the Wall, a powerful BBC series about Ireland’s Magdalene laundries

A blazing Ruth Wilson elevates a turbulent drama about Ireland’s Magdalene laundries; Hockney and Bragg make a classy double act; and a female revenge fantasy goes to the dark side

“The Woman in the Wall’s title did not seduce me,” said Carol Midgley in The Times: plonking the words “woman” or “girl” in the title of novels and adaptations became fashionable some while ago (“The Girl on the Train”, “The Woman in the Window”, etc.), and it now grates. Yet…

Find out here when The Woman in the Wall is on TV and how many episodes there are, as viewers get ready to binge the new BBC drama.

The latest drama on BBC1, The Woman in the Wall, dropped last night

The Magdalene Laundries explained as they’re explored in a chilling new BBC drama

The actress is captivating in this genre-bending series

A woman whose baby was taken away in a Magdelene laundry wakes to find a dead body in her house. Did she do it? And how does a priest’s death relate? This is a poignant journey into trauma

Ruth Wilson shines, but rather than rewarding attentive viewing, this six-part thriller punishes those who are trying to keep a grip on proceedings

BBC mystery drama wades into the dark history of the Magdalene Laundries in Ireland. We explain how to watch The Woman in the Wall online from anywhere via BBC iPlayer.