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Last broadcast on Sat, 27 Feb 2010, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Series of plays by Mike Walker, inspired by Holinshed's Chronicles, charting the early years of the Plantagenet dynasty.
Prince Richard has become heir apparent, but in the face of Henry II's refusal to acknowledge his position, he turns to the Crusades.
Queen Eleanor ...... Jane Lapotaire
Richard ...... Ed Stoppard
King Henry II ...... David Warner
William Marshall ...... Stephen Hogan
King Philip ...... John Biggins
Saladin ...... Raad Rawi
El-adel ...... Khalid Laith
Baldwin ...... Ewan Hooper
Prince John ...... Neil Stuke
Hugh ...... Philip Fox
Robert of Champagne ...... Rhys Jennings
Conrad ...... Piers Wehner
With Bruce Alexander and Joseph Cohen-Cole
Directed by Jeremy Mortimer.
More about Richard I 'The Lion Heart'
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death in 1199.
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Sun 21 Feb 201015:00
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Sat 27 Feb 201021:00
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