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The Mirror and the Light, by Hilary Mantel

Episode 5: Fighting Fires

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Anton Lesser reads the eagerly-awaited finale to Hilary Mantel's Booker-winning Thomas Cromwell series.

It is July 1536. Henry has been reunited with his eldest daughter Mary, and England still hopes for a legitimate heir from Henry’s new wife Jane. But in the meantime, Cromwell must now concern himself with demands from Henry’s illegitimate son and his Scottish niece, Margaret.

Writer: Hilary Mantel
Reader: Anton Lesser
Abridger: Katrin Williams
Producer: Justine Willett Show less

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