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Afternoon Play: The King's Coiner

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

By Philip Palmer.
By the 1690s, Isaac Newton, already the world's greatest mathematician, was hungry for a new challenge and became warden of the Royal Mint. His pursuit of London's most notorious counterfeiter, William Chaloner, confirmed him as a man prepared to go to any lengths to solve a problem.

Contributors

Writer:
Philip Palmer
Director/Producer:
Toby Swift
Isaac Newton:
Ian McDiarmid
Catherine Barton:
Katy Cavanagh
William Chaloner:
Barnaby Kay
Lord Halifax:
Jeremy Swift
Tom Holloway:
Freddie Annobil-Dodoo
Mr Secretary Vernon:
Peter Marinker
Thomas Carter:
Colin Adrian
Source: Radio Times

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