Episode 1 - Cosimo

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By Mike Walker. Starring Patrick Baladi and Sirine Saba Cosimo de' Medici inherits his father's bank. Through shrewd trade and business innovation he becomes the richest man in Europe and a great patron of the Arts, but will Albizzi and the ruling families of Florence ever accept him as an equal? CAST Cosimo de' Medici - Patrick Baladi Contessina de' Bardi - Sirine Saba Rinaldo degli Albizzi - Richard Elfyn Niccolo Tinucci - Christopher Elson Old Giovanni - Hugh Thomas Silvio - Marc Danbury Gio Verdi - Marco Fiera The Manager - David Hounslow Sound Design - Nigel Lewis and Catherine Robinson Producer - John Norton A BBC Audio Wales production