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Shardlake: Sovereign
- BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramas
- Narrated by: Bryan Dick, Justin Salinger
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
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An atmospheric BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation based on C. J. Sansom's best-selling Tudor crime novel featuring hunchback lawyer detective Matthew Shardlake.
Autumn, 1541. King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Royal Progress to York, aiming to strike fear and awe into his rebellious northern subjects. Shardlake and his assistant, Barak, arrive in the city a day ahead of the 3,000-strong procession. Officially there to prepare petitions for the King, they have also been tasked with a secret mission by Archbishop Cranmer: to ensure the welfare of one of the Northern conspirators, Sir Edward Broderick, who is to be brought back to London for questioning in the Tower.
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C. J. Sansom's Shardlake series has sold over 2 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.
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Duration: 2 hours 30 mins approx.
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- Stephanie Belflower
- 10-16-21
Terrific overview
This broadcast was a terrific overview of C. J. Sansom’s book also titled Sovereign. I missed the details and Steven Crossley’s take on Shardlake. I did enjoy hearing the correct pronunciation of some of the words and it is nice to hear the different voices.
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- edward bache
- 10-04-17
loved book
I have read all the series and will now listen to all . Top class
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- J L OBrien
- 06-01-22
Brilliant audio
Excellent story brought to life. Love this book, love the audio. Very gripping. Fantastic!
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- Kindle Customer
- 07-21-21
Greatreading
Just love the whole series, have read the books, which there was more
Keep writing
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- Peppipig
- 12-27-20
Superb Shardlake
Julian Salinger reigns supreme as Shardlake. He brings warmth, sophistication and compassion to the character and is a delight to listen to
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- Leigh Murphy
- 06-06-20
Excellent
So well researched you would almost believe you were there. Well executed plot. I've read the books and this dramatisation brings it to life.
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- Gilly
- 05-24-19
Brilliant
Well done BBC. I love this series and this play was fab. My third Shardlake play.
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- Mrs B K Gray
- 02-12-19
Historical fiction performed really well
Really enjoyed this interpretation. Performers excellent. Will definitely look to buy the other dramatised books in this series.
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- AliMcC
- 01-31-18
A faithful adaptation of the novel.
Another high quality dramatisation of the Shardlake novels. Not sure if people who have not read the book would follow.
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- Highlight
- 12-18-16
EXCELLENT PRODUCTION
Having read all of the Shardlake books, these radio full casts productions are a good adaptation. Well acted, atmospheric and draws you into the Shardlake era.
I have all the Shardlake radio series and over all, excellent for what they are. But you cannot beat the good books.