henry IV part 1

BBC Radio 3: drama on 3

director: Sally Avens

composer: Jon Nicholls

 

Rebellion is brewing in Britain; King Henry must reunite his country but how when even his own family is divided?


As Henry's rule is threatened his son Hal appears unconcerned, wasting his time in the company of the comically corrupt Falstaff and common thieves, apparently more interested in play than the politics of state.

Yet what kind of leadership is needed to unite the country might well be found in the taverns of Eastcheap as within the Palace of Westminster.

Starring Mark Bonnar, Iain Glen, Toby Jones, & Natalie Simpson.