Plantagenet - Mike Walker
Category: Radio Productions
Narrator: Unknown
Tags: Radio Productions, Full Cast, Historical Fiction, Adults
Inspired by Holinsheds Chronicles, this epic BBC Radio series of full cast dramas about the Plantagenet dynasty tells the story of the birth of a new Europe after the dark ages. The issues of control, freedom, belief and the temptations of power were new to an age which had no template for domination on this scale., Series 1: Henry II: What is a Man? - The first of the House of Anjou to be king of England, Henry IIs long reign is beset by conflict with his sons., Richard I: Lionheart - Prince Richard has become heir apparent, but in the face of Henry IIs refusal to acknowledge his position, he turns to the Crusades., John, by the Grace of God - The fourth son of Henry II never expected to succeed to the English throne. When he does, he reveals a talent for making enemies., King Henry II - David Warner Richard I - Ed Stoppard John - Neil Stuke Queen Eleanor Jane Lapoitaire William Marshal Stephen Hogan Prince Richard Joseph Cohen-Cole Prince Hal Piers Wehner Prince Geoffrey Rhys Je
