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Peter the Great: The Gamblers
Moscow, 1682 and clan rivalry forces the accession of two joint tsars: one, Ivan, is feeble-minded and the other is Peter, a child of ten years old.
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Published September 25, 2016
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Mike Walker
149 books13 followersMike Walker is an award-winning dramatist, as well the author of several books for adults. He traveled extensively abroad, particularly in the region around the eastern Indian Ocean, although he is now living in the UK. BAD COMPANY is his first children’s book.
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October 1, 2016
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07w6b7tDescription: As we approach the centenary of the Russian Revolution in October 2017, Radio 4 embark on an ambitious chronicle of Russian leaders; set over 11 plays, in three seasons - beginning with Ivan the Terrible, contemporary of Elizabeth I, and ending with Russia's current Premier - Vladimir Putin. TSAR continues the full-blooded, rich 'more is more' tradition forged by the team that made Plantagenet and The Stuarts for Radio 4.
Series One takes in the reigns of Ivan IV (aka The Terrible), Boris Godunov and Peter The Great.
Series Two (Spring 2017) will chronicle the reigns of Catherine the Great; Alexander I and the Napoleonic Wars; and Alexander II and the emancipation of the serfs.
Series Three (Autumn 2017) takes in Nicholas II and the Revolution, the Soviets, and Putin.
Moscow, 1682 and clan rivalry forces the accession of two joint tsars: one, Ivan, is feeble-minded and the other is Peter, a child of ten years old. Sophia, their half-sister, proclaims herself regent and in so doing becomes the first woman to rule Russia, with the Streltsy, the tsar's regiment of ruthless musketeers, on her side. But under-estimating Peter as he grows up could prove a dangerous mistake.
September 25, 2016
From BBC Radio 4:
Moscow, 1682 and clan rivalry forces the accession of two joint tsars: one, Ivan, is feeble-minded and the other is Peter, a child of ten years old. Sophia, their half-sister, proclaims herself regent and in so doing becomes the first woman to rule Russia, with the Streltsy, the tsar's regiment of ruthless musketeers, on her side. But under-estimating Peter as he grows up could prove a dangerous mistake.
Director Alison Hindell
In the run-up to the centenary of the Russian Revolution in October 2017, Radio 4's ambitious chronicle of Russian rulers continues. 11 plays, in three seasons, from Ivan the Terrible, contemporary of Elizabeth I, to Russia's current Premier, Vladimir Putin, TSAR continues the full-blooded, 'more is more' tradition established in Plantagenet and The Stuarts for Radio 4.
Series One takes in the reigns of Ivan IV (aka The Terrible), Boris Godunov and Peter The Great.
Series Two (Spring 2017) will chronicle the reigns of Catherine the Great; Alexander I and the Napoleonic Wars; and Alexander II and the emancipation of the serfs.
Series Three (Autumn 2017) takes in Nicholas II and the Revolution, the Soviets, and Putin.
The dramas are produced by Alison Hindell and Sasha Yevtushenko.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07w6b7t
Moscow, 1682 and clan rivalry forces the accession of two joint tsars: one, Ivan, is feeble-minded and the other is Peter, a child of ten years old. Sophia, their half-sister, proclaims herself regent and in so doing becomes the first woman to rule Russia, with the Streltsy, the tsar's regiment of ruthless musketeers, on her side. But under-estimating Peter as he grows up could prove a dangerous mistake.
Director Alison Hindell
In the run-up to the centenary of the Russian Revolution in October 2017, Radio 4's ambitious chronicle of Russian rulers continues. 11 plays, in three seasons, from Ivan the Terrible, contemporary of Elizabeth I, to Russia's current Premier, Vladimir Putin, TSAR continues the full-blooded, 'more is more' tradition established in Plantagenet and The Stuarts for Radio 4.
Series One takes in the reigns of Ivan IV (aka The Terrible), Boris Godunov and Peter The Great.
Series Two (Spring 2017) will chronicle the reigns of Catherine the Great; Alexander I and the Napoleonic Wars; and Alexander II and the emancipation of the serfs.
Series Three (Autumn 2017) takes in Nicholas II and the Revolution, the Soviets, and Putin.
The dramas are produced by Alison Hindell and Sasha Yevtushenko.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07w6b7t
September 27, 2016
18 SEP 2016 - From BBC Radio 4:
Moscow, 1682 and clan rivalry forces the accession of two joint tsars: one, Ivan, is feeble-minded and the other is Peter, a child of ten years old. Sophia, their half-sister, proclaims herself regent and in so doing becomes the first woman to rule Russia, with the Streltsy, the tsar's regiment of ruthless musketeers, on her side. But under-estimating Peter as he grows up could prove a dangerous mistake.
In the run-up to the centenary of the Russian Revolution in October 2017, Radio 4's ambitious chronicle of Russian rulers continues. 11 plays, in three seasons, from Ivan the Terrible, contemporary of Elizabeth I, to Russia's current Premier, Vladimir Putin, TSAR continues the full-blooded, 'more is more' tradition established in Plantagenet and The Stuarts for Radio 4.
Series One takes in the reigns of Ivan IV (aka The Terrible), Boris Godunov and Peter The Great.
Series Two (Spring 2017) will chronicle the reigns of Catherine the Great; Alexander I and the Napoleonic Wars; and Alexander II and the emancipation of the serfs.
Series Three (Autumn 2017) takes in Nicholas II and the Revolution, the Soviets, and Putin.
The dramas are produced by Alison Hindell and Sasha Yevtushenko.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07w6b7t
27 SEP 2016 - 5 stars for Series One.
Moscow, 1682 and clan rivalry forces the accession of two joint tsars: one, Ivan, is feeble-minded and the other is Peter, a child of ten years old. Sophia, their half-sister, proclaims herself regent and in so doing becomes the first woman to rule Russia, with the Streltsy, the tsar's regiment of ruthless musketeers, on her side. But under-estimating Peter as he grows up could prove a dangerous mistake.
In the run-up to the centenary of the Russian Revolution in October 2017, Radio 4's ambitious chronicle of Russian rulers continues. 11 plays, in three seasons, from Ivan the Terrible, contemporary of Elizabeth I, to Russia's current Premier, Vladimir Putin, TSAR continues the full-blooded, 'more is more' tradition established in Plantagenet and The Stuarts for Radio 4.
Series One takes in the reigns of Ivan IV (aka The Terrible), Boris Godunov and Peter The Great.
Series Two (Spring 2017) will chronicle the reigns of Catherine the Great; Alexander I and the Napoleonic Wars; and Alexander II and the emancipation of the serfs.
Series Three (Autumn 2017) takes in Nicholas II and the Revolution, the Soviets, and Putin.
The dramas are produced by Alison Hindell and Sasha Yevtushenko.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07w6b7t
27 SEP 2016 - 5 stars for Series One.
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