Shardlake: Sovereign
- Author CJ Sansom
- Narrator Bryan Dick, Full Cast, Justin Salinger
- Publisher BBC Audio
- Publish Date 3 November 2016
- Run Time 2 hours and 15 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Historical crime and mysteries, Historical fiction, Radio plays, scripts and performances.
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What to expect
A thrilling BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation based on the third novel in C. J. Sansom's bestselling Tudor crime series featuring hunchback lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake.
Autumn, 1541. Henry VIII, accompanied by his young bride Catherine Howard, has embarked on a Great Progress from London to York, to establish his power and authority with his rebellious subjects in the North and receive their oaths of loyalty.
Shardlake, sent ahead of the 3000-strong procession, is in the city to help prepare legal petitions for the King – and to undertake a delicate clandestine mission for Archbishop Cranmer. Sir Edward Broderick, a dangerous conspirator imprisoned in York Castle, is being transferred to the Tower of London for interrogation, and it is up to Shardlake and his faithful assistant Barak to ensure he gets there safe and well.
But the death of a glazier sees the duo drawn into a murder investigation, a treasonous plot and a secret that threatens to bring down the royal family…
Starring Justin Salinger as Shardlake and Bryan Dick as Barak, this gripping third instalment of the 'Shardlake' series is a compelling murder mystery and a deeply evocative portrait of the turbulent Tudor world.
Duration: 2 hours 30 mins approx.
Tensions are running high in the city, and soon Shardlake is called to investigate a suspicious death - and stumbles upon a daring plot that has the potential to shake England to its core.
CJ Sansom's 'Shardlake' series has sold over two million copies, and this atmospheric dramatisation starring BAFTA-winning actor Jason Watkins (The Lost Honour of Christopher Jeffries) brings his début novel to electrifying life. Fast-paced and suspenseful, it is both an engrossing murder mystery and a brilliantly realised portrayal of Tudor England. Duration: 2 hours 30 mins approx.
| Author | CJ Sansom |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Bryan Dick, Full Cast, Justin Salinger |
| Duration | 2 hours and 15 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781785294099 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | BBC Audio |
| Genre | Historical crime and mysteries, Historical fiction, Radio plays, scripts and performances |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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