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One Night with the King
In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new bride among his subjects.
Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary
A dramatisation based on the exchange of letters between Mary Queen of Scots and her cousin Elizabeth I, detailing the hatred and obsession in their bitter rivalry. Expert historians examine and interpret the royals' motives for the animosity that lasted more than two decades, and which threatened to tear apart the reigning monarch and her kingdom.
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Helen Bradbury Elizabeth I
Beth Cooke Mary, Queen of Scots
Adam Burton Thomas Randolph
Michael Jenn Lord Burghley
Jamie Laird Sir James Melville
Simon Cotton Lord Robert Dudley
Nicholas Agnew Anthony Babington
Bernard Hill Narrator
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