Plantagenet Series 2: Edward I - Old Soldiers (Classic Serial)

The first of three BBC Radio plays by Mike Walker chronicling the Plantagenet dynasty, inspired by Holinshed's 'Chronicles'. 'Edward the First - Old Soldiers' sees Edward Longshanks - the Hammer of the Scots - grief-stricken after the death of his first wife. But he finds new love with Margaret, sister of the French King - and heartache with his son Ned. Philip Jackson stars as Edward the First, with Ellie Kendrick as Margaret, Sam Troughton as Ned, Simon Bubb as Gaveston, James Lailey as Wallace and Jonathan Forbes as Roger Bigod. Directed by Jeremy Mortimer and Jessica Dromgoole.