By Mike Walker. Catherine de Medici, orphaned, raised in a nunnery, and sold into a political marriage, becomes the dauphine of France. With Catrin Aaron and Julian Lewis Jones. Show more
Series 2 of The Medici begins with the story of Alessandro, the Black Prince of Florence, by Catherine Johnson. With Elliott Barnes-Worrell, Jacob Ifan and Sion Daniel Young. Show more
By Mike Walker. Catherine is now queen of France, with an heir, but religious conflict is on the rise. With Catrin Aaron and Julian Lewis Jones. Show more
The Medici
Episode 1 - Cosimo
57 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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By Mike Walker, starring Patrick Baladi and Sirine Saba. Cosimo inherits the family bank, but will Albizzi and the rulers of Florence ever accept him as an equal? Show more
The Medici
Episode 2 - Lorenzo the Magnificent
57 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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By Mike Walker. Young Lorenzo is more interested in Art and romance than banking. Can he step up to the task of ruling in Florence in all but name? Show more
The Medici
Episode 3 - Bonfire of the Vanities
57 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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By Sian Ejiwunmi Le-Berre, starring Tom Cullen. Lorenzo the Magnificent has to stop the war with the pope, and save his legacy from religious zealots and his dim-witted son. Show more