Episode 4

Available for 57 days

Lady Shonagon and Lieutenant Yukinari return to solve a new mystery in 10th Century Japan. The Emperor is sickening, a disturbance of his mind has become a fever and the feral girl is appearing to him in dreams. The Empress attends to him, for once without her ladies. She is determined to return her husband to health herself, regardless of palace etiquette. And she will go to any lengths necessary to do so. 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.