"Birdcage Walk" (2017) Love and ambition collide above Bristol's perilous ancient gorge.

Support the Archive Buy Me A Coffee ☕ https://buymeacoffee.com/jr_the_old_r... Preserving classic radio drama, one story at a time. Classic Old Time Radio, vintage radio shows, the Golden Age of radio, BBC Radio, murder, mystery, drama, comedy, scifi, westerns. ========================================== Set in Bristol during the turbulent years of the French Revolution, Birdcage Walk follows Lizzie Fawkes, a young woman raised among political idealists who marries the wealthy property developer John Diner Tredevant. As social unrest spreads and Diner's controlling nature becomes increasingly disturbing, Lizzie finds herself trapped in a marriage marked by fear, suspicion, and isolation. Against a backdrop of political upheaval and looming violence, she must summon the courage to protect herself and those she loves while confronting the dangerous secrets at the heart of her husband's ambitions. Originally broadcast on March 6, 2017 as a BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime serial of Helen Dunmore's 'Birdcage Walk.'