Episode 5

Available for 57 days

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.