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The Last Tsar

By Ian Curteis. Why did King George V refuse to give sanctuary to his beloved cousin, Tsar Nicholas of Russia, after he was forced to abdicate following the Russian Revolution?

Ian Curteis's drama examines an enduring mystery of the First World War - the apparent refusal of King George V to give sanctuary in England to his cousin Tsar Nicholas and his young family after the Tsar had been forced to abdicate following the Russian Revolution.

King George V ...... Derek Jacobi
Queen Mary ...... Phyllida Law
Lord Stamfordham ...... David Hargreaves
Lloyd George ...... Owen Teale

Directed by Jeremy Mortimer.

45 minutes

Last on

Fri 28 Aug 2009 14:15

Broadcast

  • Fri 28 Aug 2009 14:15

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