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David Pownall: Assassins: A Mere Five Thousand Pounds

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How aggrieved timber merchant John Bellingham shot prime minister Spencer Perceval dead.

How aggrieved timber merchant John Bellingham shot prime minister Spencer Perceval dead in May 1812. Stars David Horovitch.

On a sunny day in May 1812, as Napoleon's armies massed on the Russian borders, Liverpudlian timber merchant, John Bellingham was feeling aggrieved.  

He entered the House of Commons and shot dead the prime minister, Spencer Perceval. 

Second of three plays by David Pownall exploring the hearts and minds of three of history's most celebrated killers.

David Horovitch stars as John Bellingham.

Director: Eoin O'Callaghan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.

David Pownall: Assassins

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Series of plays exploring the hearts and minds of three of history's most noted killers.

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