Episode 6

Available for over a year

Lucy Catherine's Viking epic of love, revenge and faith inspired by the Icelandic sagas. Gudrun and Marlas finally arrive in Constantinople and meet Marlas' influential friends. Gudrun allows herself to hope once more that a return to Iceland to rescue her daughter will become a reality. Marlas shows her round the city he loves. She's impressed by its ordered grandeur but there's talk of religious unrest on the streets. Gudrun ..... Kate Phillips Freija ..... Samantha Dakin Marlas ..... Amir El-Masry Demetrious ..... Ryan Whittle Bishop Arascius ..... Sean Murray Alexandra ..... Lauren Cornelius Nonna ..... Kerry Gooderson Produced and directed by Gemma Jenkins. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2018.