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Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 5^th Jul 2015, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 11^th Jul 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Fenella Woolgar is Queen Anne, the last Stuart monarch, in Mike Walker's epic chronicle. If Anne is to command the loyalty of parliament she must abandon long-held allegiances. Show more

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William III:: Nicholas Murchie
Mary II:: Amelia Lowdell
Queen Anne:: Fenella Woolgar
Hans Bentinck:: Jonathan Coy
Sarah Churchill:: Rhiannon Neads
John Churchill:: David Hounslow
Godolphin:: David Acton
Halifax:: Stephen Critchlow
The Speaker:: Sam Dale
Royal Servant:: Jessica Turner
Director:: Gemma Jenkins
Writer:: Mike Walker

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The Stuarts

It Came In with a Lass

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 29^th Jun 2013, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 29^th Jun 2013, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Mike Walker. Queen Mary arrives in Scotland enshrouded in mist and must quickly distinguish friends from enemies, as they try to understand and control her. With Brian Cox. Show more

Contributors

Mary:: Jeany Spark
John Knox:: Brian Cox
Darnley:: Tom Mison
Moray:: John MacKay
Bothwell:: Michael Bertenshaw
Randolph:: Bruce Alexander
Flamina:: Wunmi Mosaku
Rizzio:: David Seddon
Ruthven:: Sean Murray
Soldier:: Ben Crowe
Sergeant:: Paul Stonehouse
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Writer:: Mike Walker

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William III and Mary II: To Have and To Hold

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 28^th Jun 2015, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 4^th Jul 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Mike Walker's epic chronicle considers the young William of Orange and his strategic marriage to James II's daughter, Mary Stuart. Show more

Contributors

William:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Mary:: Elaine Cassidy
Bentinck:: Jonathan Coy
Young Bentinck:: Finn den Hertog
De Witt:: Sam Dale
Aurelia:: Alex Tregear
Hendrieka:: Rhiannon Neads
James II:: David Acton
John Churchill:: David Hounslow
Halifax:: Stephen Critchlow
Director:: Gemma Jenkins
Writer:: Mike Walker

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The Stuarts

Charles II, Part One: Through the World in Various Fortune

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 10^th Aug 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 16^th Aug 2014, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Mike Walker. When news of Oliver Cromwell's death reaches Brussels, the exiled Charles II plots his return. With Jamie Parker. Show more

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Charles:: Jamie Parker
James:: Will Howard
Kenelm Digby:: Paul Hilton
Hyde:: Michael Bertenshaw
Young Charles:: Adam Thomas Wright
Brodie:: Clive Hayward
General Monck:: Alun Raglan
Secretary:: Matthew Watson
Colonel:: David Cann
Director:: Marc Beeby
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Writer:: Mike Walker

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Charles II, Part Two: The Long Lease of Pleasant Days

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 17^th Aug 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 23^rd Aug 2014, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Mike Walker, with Pip Torrens and James Fleet. Charles II's feud with parliamentary reformers and his audacious plot to confound them and secure the throne for his brother. Show more

Contributors

Charles II:: Pip Torrens
James:: James Fleet
Ashley-Cooper:: Ken Bones
Halifax:: Clive Hayward
Monmouth:: Alex Waldmann
Louise:: Olivia Ross
Barbara:: Stephanie Racine
Titus Oates:: Matthew Watson
Catherine:: Elaine Claxton
Speaker:: David Cann
Doctor:: Damian Lynch
Priest:: Michael Bertenshaw
Huntsman:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Director:: Marc Beeby
Writer:: Mike Walker

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James II: The Storms of this Deceitful World

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 24^th Aug 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 30^th Aug 2014, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Mike Walker. James II's reign lasted just four years, before he fled England in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. How did it all go so wrong? With James Fleet. Show more

Contributors

James II:: James Fleet
Sunderland:: Clive Hayward
Talbot:: Michael Bertenshaw
Churchill:: Michael Shelford
Sarah Churchill:: Jaimi Barbakoff
Monmouth:: Alex Waldmann
Maria:: Jane Slavin
Van Weede:: Nicholas Murchie
Colonel:: David Cann
Foreman:: Damian Lynch
Sergeant:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Priest:: Matthew Watson
Director:: Marc Beeby
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Writer:: Mike Walker

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Bonnie Prince Charlie: Who Dares to Be Free

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 11^th Jul 2015, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Mike Walker's epic chronicle considers Charles Edward Stuart, latterly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, the great romantic figure of heroic failure. With Blake Ritson. Show more

Contributors

Charles:: Blake Ritson
Clementina:: Chloe Pirrie
Lord George Murray:: Alex Norton
Duke of Perth:: James McArdle
Angus:: Ben Crowe
Cumberland:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Henry:: Luke Thompson
Princess de Talmont:: Jane Slavin
King James:: Sam Dale
Diplomat:: David Acton
Major:: Stephen Critchlow
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Writer:: Mike Walker

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To Make the Plough Go before the Horse

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 30^th Jun 2013, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 6^th Jul 2013, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Mike Walker. James I's life and reign told through his relationships, from his one love, Esme, to his favourite, George Villiers. Starring Bill Paterson. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Mike Walker
King James I & VI:: Bill Paterson
Young James:: Stewart Campbell
George Buchanan:: John Rowe
Esmé Stewart:: David Dawson
Prince Charles:: Julian Rhind-Tutt
Buckingham:: Dominic Mafham
Randolph:: Bruce Alexander
Anne:: Hannah Wood
Agnes Sampson:: Amaka Okafor
Cranfield:: Ben Crowe
Chancellor:: Matthew Watson
Bishop:: Sean Murray
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko

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A World of Fools and Knaves

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 7^th Jul 2013, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 13^th Jul 2013, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Mike Walker. Henrietta Maria, Charles I's Catholic queen, watches her husband, the 'second-best-king', fail to keep a hold on the reins of government. Show more

Contributors

King Charles I:: Julian Rhind-Tutt
Henrietta Maria:: Vanessa Kirby
Buckingham:: Dominic Mafham
Lucy Carlyle:: Kate Fleetwood
Strafford:: Anton Lesser
John Pym:: Vincent Franklin
Eleanor:: Amaka Okafor
Ensemble:: Ben Crowe
Ensemble:: Michael Bertenshaw
Ensemble:: Paul Stonehouse
Ensemble:: Philippa Stanton
Ensemble:: Matthew Watson
Ensemble:: Sean Murray
Ensemble:: David Seddon
Writer:: Mike Walker
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko

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This War Without an Enemy

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 14^th Jul 2013, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 20^th Jul 2013, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Mike Walker. Charles I's stammer famously disappeared on the morning of his execution. A story of the English Civil War, with Julian Rhind-Tutt and Anton Lesser. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Mike Walker
King Charles I:: Julian Rhind-Tutt
Strafford:: Anton Lesser
John Pym:: Vincent Franklin
Henrietta Maria:: Vanessa Kirby
Cromwell:: Ben Crowe
Prince Rupert:: Iain Batchelor
Hyde:: Michael Bertenshaw
Thomas:: Matthew Watson
Hudson:: Sean Murray
Leven:: David Seddon
Trooper:: Paul Stonehouse
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Producer:: Jessica Dromgoole
Producer:: Sasha Yevtushenko

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Charlotte Stuart: The Last Stuart

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 12^th Jul 2015, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 18^th Jul 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Is Charlotte Stuart, illegitimate daughter of Bonnie Prince Charlie, as ruthlessly driven as her Stuart predecessors? Or is she the final tragic victim of the Stuart curse? Show more

Contributors

Charlotte:: Kate O'Flynn
Henry:: Tim McMullan
Charles:: David Troughton
Clementina:: Jessica Turner
Bishop de Rohan:: David Acton
Young Charlotte:: Nishi Malde
Luis:: Adam Thomas Wright
Alfieri:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Louise:: Ayesha Antoine
Father Crevilli:: Neet Mohan
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Writer:: Mike Walker

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