Shardlake: Lamentation

Set in 1546 amidst England's turbulent heretic hunt, C. J. Sansom's sixth novel in the Matthew Shardlake series is brought to life in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast adaptation. Lawyer-detective Shardlake grapples with the impending execution of radical preacher Anne Askew and the precarious fate of Queen Catherine Parr, who seeks his aid in a palace rife with political intrigue. As he investigates a stolen manuscript that could cost the queen her life, Shardlake is drawn deeper into a web of deception leading him to face King Henry VIII himself. Starring Justin Salinger as Shardlake, this gripping tale unfolds within the treacherous world of Tudor politics.