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2. Thefts

The Pillow BookSeries 1
Episode 2 of 5

Palace thefts are moving in a slow spiral towards the Japanese Emperor's inner chambers. Stars Ruth Gemmell.

In the snow-covered Palace, the thefts are moving in a slow spiral towards the inner chambers of the Emperor, the Sun God, himself.

Robert Forrest's thriller and love story, inspired by the diary of Sei Shonagon, a court lady to the Empress Sadako in 10th century Japan.

Shonagon........................Ruth Gemmell
Yukinari..............................Mark Bazeley
Saisho..............................Caroline Martin
Emperor.........................Richard Madden
Empress.................................Laura Rees
Tozammi...........................Colette O'Neil
Tadanobu..........Benedict Cumberbatch

Producer: Lu Kemp

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2008.

15 minutes

Last on

Wed 7 Jan 202601:45
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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