The Berkeleys [audio 15min]

One of Britain's longest-surviving families, great landowners in the middle ages, who were famously involved in the grisly murder of a king "This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties" is a narrative history charting over a thousand years of influence wielded by the power brokers of Britain and Ireland, told in 10 programmes written by historian Christopher Lee and narrated by actor Anna Massey, with readings by actor Robert Powell.