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The Leopard in Autumn

Networks
BBC (as its archives name them)
Heard
2001
Episodes
12
Language
English

BBC Radio comedy about the ruling family of Renaissance Italy's most inconsequential city-state.

More about it

In Monte Guano, a ridiculously small and penniless principality in Renaissance Italy, Prince Ludovico II finds his rule constantly undermined by those around him: his shrewd wife, his official mistress and his three disappointing - if not outright humiliating - sons.

As well as having to manage the ever-increasing tributes demanded by the Pope, Prince Ludovico must also contend with feeble conscripts in search of war booty, getting on the pilgrim map, fake currency, religious battles and worst of all, English tourists. Can they keep their family together despite the chaos of their lives?

Cast:

Ludovico ..... David Swift

Plethora ..... Sian Phillips

Francesco ..... Graham Crowden

Alessandro ..... Paul Bigley

Rosalie ..... Saskia Wickham

Salvatore ..... Nick Romero

Guido ..... Christopher Kelham

Brother Michael/Father Ignazio ..... Kim Wall

Lord Luton ..... Nicholas Grace

Devised by Neal Anthony

Written by Neal Anthony, Roger Danes and Sue Limb

Produced by Helen Williams and Dawn Ellis

Series 1 First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001

Episodes, in broadcast order

  1. The Caramba Campaign

    No date given · 28 min

  2. The Pilgrim Industry

    No date given · 28 min

  3. The Coining of the Capricorn

    No date given · 28 min

  4. The Pride and the Peacemaker

    No date given · 28 min

  5. The Future Begins Here

    No date given · 28 min

  6. Plethora Princess Regent

    No date given · 28 min

  7. Considering the Lillies of the Field

    No date given · 28 min

  8. An Englishman Abroad

    No date given · 28 min

  9. Salvatore's Apotheosis

    No date given · 28 min

  10. The Bonfire of the Sanities

    No date given · 28 min

  11. Confessions

    No date given · 28 min

  12. Royal Wedding Blues

    No date given · 28 min

Where it comes from 1

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  1. The Leopard in Autumn

    Old Time Radio · BBC Radio 4 · 12 episodes here · archive.org

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