Download Shardlake: Sovereign: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramas AudioBook Free
An atmospheric BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation based on C. J. Sansom's best-selling Tudor offense novel having hunchback lawyer detective Matthew Shardlake. Autumn, 1541. King Henry VIII has set out on a magnificent Royal Improvement to York, aiming to strike fear and awe into his rebellious northern subjects. Shardlake and his associate, Barak, get to the city per day prior to the 3,000-strong procession. Officially there to prepare petitions for the King, they are also tasked with a secret quest by Archbishop Cranmer: to guarantee the welfare of 1 of the Northern conspirators, Sir Edward Broderick, who is to be brought back to London for questioning in the Tower. Tensions are jogging high in the city, and soon Shardlake is called to research a suspicious death - and stumbles upon a daring storyline that has the potential to shake England to its core. C. J. Sansom's Shardlake series has sold over 2 million copies, which atmospheric dramatisation starring BAFTA-winning professional 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 secret and a brilliantly realised portrayal of Tudor England. Length of time: 2 hours 30 mins approx.
