Episode 1

Available for 55 days

Lady Shonagon and Lieutenant Yukinari return for a seventh series of the popular mystery series the Pillow Book, set in 10th Century Japan. Yukinari has taken the Emperor to see a natural wonder - an underground cave sparkling with a thousand diamonds. But these are not diamonds, they crumble at the touch, and these caves are patrolled by a pack of wolves. A pack of wolves and their strange, un-wolf-like leader. 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.