4.8 • 704 Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2025
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Jack Lowden presents a compelling drama-documentary series on the rise and fall of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the 1745 Jacobite rebellion. Written by Colin MacDonald with original music by Duncan Chisholm.
Part of the Limelight Drama feed - fiction and drama serials you won't want to miss from Radio 4.
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0:00.0 | Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to introduce myself. |
0:03.7 | My name's Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a load of sport podcasts. |
0:08.4 | I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with leading journalists, experienced |
0:12.2 | pundits and the biggest sports stars. |
0:14.3 | Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights straight from the player's mouths. |
0:19.1 | But the best thing about doing this at the BBC |
0:21.6 | is our unique access to the sporting world. What that means is that we can bring you podcasts |
0:27.2 | that create a real connection to dedicated sports fans across the UK. So if you like this podcast, |
0:32.7 | head over to BBC Sounds where you'll find plenty more. Hello, my name's Jack Loudon, |
0:38.1 | and I'm quickly dropping into this feed |
0:39.7 | to let you know of a new audio drama I've been part of |
0:42.3 | for BBC Radio 4's limelight drama feed |
0:44.9 | called Pretender Prince, |
0:46.8 | which tells the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie |
0:49.0 | and the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion. |
0:52.2 | For the next 10 minutes, |
0:53.2 | we'll be taking over this feed to give you a taste of the drama. |
0:56.0 | Enjoy. |
0:57.0 | It's New Year's Eve, 1720. We're in a palace in Rome. |
1:08.0 | Something momentous is happening. |
1:10.0 | Something that will change the history of Britain forever. |
1:13.6 | A woman is in labour. |
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