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Bonnie Prince Charlie: Who Dares to Be Free

Mike Walker's epic chronicle considers Charles Edward Stuart, latterly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, the great romantic figure of heroic failure. With Blake Ritson.

By Mike Walker

When the Dutch army landed in England, led by William of Orange, James II fled to France and the Stuarts finally lost their grip on the English crown. Nearly sixty years later, James' grandson Charles Edward Stuart becomes the figurehead for the Jacobite cause and risks it all for the Stuart name. Mike Walker's epic chronicle tells of just how close Bonnie Prince Charlie came to reclaiming the crown, and of how far he fell when it all went wrong.

Harpsichord played by Peter Ringrose

Director - Sasha Yevtushenko.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sat 11 Jul 2015 14:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Charles Blake Ritson
Clementina Chloe Pirrie
Lord George Murray Alex Norton
Duke of Perth James McArdle
Angus Ben Crowe
Cumberland Mark Edel-Hunt
Henry Luke Thompson
Princess de Talmont Jane Slavin
King James Sam Dale
Diplomat David Acton
Major Stephen Critchlow
Director Sasha Yevtushenko
Writer Mike Walker

Broadcast

  • Sat 11 Jul 2015 14:30

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