Episode 5
Robert Forrest's thriller set in 10th century Japan. A wolf roams the palace, earthquake and fire threaten, and a young Empress takes the future of the known world into her hands.
Lady Shonagon and Lieutenant Yukinari return to solve a new mystery in 10th Century Japan.
Trouble abroad. Wolves in the town, forest fires, storms and earthquakes. The Emperor is sick, and his fever grows worse. A feral girl, sometimes woman sometimes wolf, roams the palace. But the Empress has taken matters into her own hands, and like a Kambai warrior will restore the Palace and her Emperor to health.
Inspired by the writings of Sei Shonagon, a poet and lady-in-waiting to the Empress of the 10th Century Japanese court.
Written by Robert Forrest.
Shonagon...Ruth Gemmell
Yukinari...Cal Macaninch
Empress...Laura Rees
Emperor...Paul Ready
Uzume...Jessica Hardwick
Directed by Lu Kemp.
A BBC Scotland Production for Radio 4.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Shonagon | Ruth Gemmell |
| Yukinari | Cal MacAninch |
| Empress | Laura Rees |
| Emperor | Paul Ready |
| Uzume | Jessica Hardwick |
| Writer | Robert Forrest |
| Director | Lu Kemp |
Broadcasts
- Fri 3 Oct 201410:45BBC Radio 4
- Fri 15 Jan 202119:45BBC Radio 4
