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Cilla; Will and Kate on stage; Tudor portraits; Ted Hughes' animal poems

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 11^th Sep 2014, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 11^th Sep 2014, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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A review of Sheridan Smith as Cilla Black, an interview with 'Will' and 'Kate', a new exhibition of Tudor portraits and artefacts, and Alice Oswald on Ted Hughes' animal poems. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Razia Iqbal
Interviewed Guest:: David Hepworth
Interviewed Guest:: Oliver Chris
Interviewed Guest:: Lydia Wilson
Interviewed Guest:: Jessie Childs
Interviewed Guest:: Alice Oswald
Producer:: Ellie Bury

Charles I: Downfall of a King

Series 1

Two Worlds Collide

BBC Four

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 9^th Jul 2019, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Wed 27^th Sep 2023, 21:00 on BBC Four HD

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Historical docudrama series. Following a Catholic uprising in Ireland, in which thousands of Protestants are killed, Parliament passes a vote of no confidence in Charles I's rule. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Lisa Hilton
Charles I:: Will O'Connell
John Pym:: Brian McCardie
Queen Henrietta Maria:: Doireann McKenna
Charles II:: Lewis Crawford
Interviewed Guest:: Justin Champion
Interviewed Guest:: Jessie Childs
Interviewed Guest:: Jonathan Healey
Interviewed Guest:: Charles Spencer
Producer:: Catrin L Evans

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Charles I: Downfall of a King

Series

Charles I: Downfall of a King: Series 1

Source: BBC Online

Charles I: Downfall of a King

Series 1

A Nation Divided

BBC Four

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 10^th Jul 2019, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Wed 4^th Oct 2023, 21:00 on BBC Four HD

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Charles's predicament worsens. With the Queen implicated in the Irish rebellion, the King tries to buy off Pym by offering him the position of chancellor of the exchequer. Show more