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Classic Serial: The Ring and the Book

Classic Serial: The Ring and the Book: Episode 1

The Ring and the Book

Episode 1

BBC Radio 4 - Classic Serial, The Ring and the Book, Episode 1

Rome is rife with speculation in the aftermath of a triple stabbing.

Rome is rife with speculation after a triple stabbing. Poetic masterpiece of sex, lies and murder. Stars Anton Lesser.

Robert Browning's poetic masterpiece of sex, lies and murder, adapted by Martyn Wade.

Rome is rife with speculation in the aftermath of a triple stabbing.

Browning ...... Anton Lesser
Guido Franceschini ...... Roger Allam
Pompilia ...... Loo Brealey 
Caponsacchi ...... Dominic Rowan
Pietro Comparini ...... Andrew Sachs
Violante Comparini ...... Frances Jeater 
Paolo Franceschini ...... Dan Starkey
First Roman ...... Stephen Critchlow
Second Roman ...... Ben Crowe
Conti ...... Chris Pavlo
Margherita ...... Joan Walker
Judge ...... John Rowe

Directed by Abigail le Fleming.

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Robert Browning's poetic masterpiece of sex, lies and murder, adapted by Martyn Wade

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