Dark Fire — BBC Radio 4 Drama | C.J. Sansom's Tudor Crime Mystery (Shardlake Series)

🕵️ Dark Fire — BBC Radio 4 Drama | C.J. Sansom's Tudor Crime Mystery (Shardlake Series) A stolen weapon that could change the course of history. An orphan girl accused of murder. And a hunchbacked lawyer racing to save two lives before time runs out. This BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization of C.J. Sansom's Dark Fire is set in 1540, during the reign of Henry VIII, and follows lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake as he's drawn into two urgent, dangerous cases at once. The Story: Tasked by Thomas Cromwell — himself falling out of royal favor — Shardlake must recover the stolen formula for "Greek Fire," a legendary incendiary weapon that could secure Cromwell's political survival. At the same time, he's defending Elizabeth Wentworth, an orphan girl accused of murdering her cousin, who faces a brutal execution if found guilty. With the help of Cromwell's man, Barak, Shardlake navigates a sweltering, treacherous London, confronting deception and danger at every turn as the fates of both Cromwell and Elizabeth hang in the balance. Starring Justin Salinger as Shardlake, Bryan Dick as Barak, and Robert Glenister as Cromwell, this gripping Tudor crime drama brings a vivid, dangerous historical world to life across approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes. 🎙️ Preserving classic radio drama, one story at a time — Old Time Radio, Golden Age radio, BBC Radio dramas: murder, mystery, comedy, sci-fi & westerns. #BBCRadio4 #DarkFire #CJSansom #Shardlake #TudorMystery #RadioDrama #OldTimeRadio #HistoricalMystery #RadioTheatre