Close menu

Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 281,557 playable programmes from the BBC

Afternoon Play: Assassins: A Mere Five Thousand Pounds

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

by David Pownall.
The second in a series of plays exploring the hearts and minds of three of history's most celebrated killers. In May 1812, as Napoleon's armies massed on the Russian borders, the aggrieved John Bellingham, a Liverpool timber merchant, entered the House of Commons and shot dead the then prime minister Spencer Perceval.
With David Horovitch as John Bellingham.

Contributors

Writer:
David Pownall
Director:
Eoin O'Callaghan
John Bellingham:
David Horovitch
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 4 FM

About BBC Radio 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More