Audiobooks Narrated by Sirine Saba

The Medici: Bankers, Gangsters, Popes: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast drama

"Mike Walker’s gripping BBC Radio drama about money, art, religion, politics and power Florence, 1415. Banker Cosimo Medici is looked down upon as a jumped up money-changer. Then he marries the noble Contessina de Bardi and becomes the richest man in Europe. But his wealth and power threaten the Florentine elite, who are determined to bring him down... However, the House of Medici cannot be crushed that easily. Sixty years and many violent deaths later, the family are the unquestioned, ruthless rulers of Florence. They control the government, have transformed the city through their patronage of the arts, and one of them has even been crowned Pope. But trouble is coming in the form of the fanatical poet monk Savonarola, and the bank is in decline. Can Lorenzo the Magnificent save anything for his dim-witted successors – and will they even care? With a cast of extraordinary characters including Piero the Gouty, master negotiator Lucrezia Tornabuoni and Pope Leo X, as well as Michelangelo, Da Vinci and Artemisia Gentileschi, this fast-paced ‘Renaissance Sopranos’ tells the thrilling story of one of the most infamous dynasties of all time. Among the cast are Patrick Baladi, Sirine Saba, Tom Cullen, Saran Morgan and Catrin Aaron. Created by Mike Walker Written by Mike Walker, Sian Ejiwunmi Le-Berre and Catherine Johnson Sound Design: Nigel Lewis and Catherine Robinson Organ: Branwen Munn Produced by John Norton Cast Cosimo de' Medici – Patrick Baladi Contessina de' Bardi – Sirine Saba Rinaldo degli Albizzi – Richard Elfyn Niccolo Tinucci – Christopher Elson Old Giovanni – Hugh Thomas Silvio – Marc Danbury Gio Verdi – Marco Fiera The Manager – David Hounslow Lorenzo de' Medici – Tom Cullen Lucrezia Tornabuoni – Saran Morgan Clarice Orsini – Abra Thompson Gio de' Medici – Gareth Pierce Marietta – Saran Morgan Cardinal Orsini – Simon Armstrong Soderini – Daniel Cerqueira Pope Sixtus – John Cording Tinucci – Tommy Sim'aan Pazzi – Matthew Durkan Savonarola – Matthew Gravelle King Ferrante – Jonathon Forbes Pope Innocent – Roger Ringrose Leonardo da Vinci – Tom Kiteley Botticelli – Hughie O' Donnell Alessandro de Medici - Elliott Barnes-Worrell Lorenzino de Medici - Sion Daniel Young Ippolito de Medici - Jacob Ifan Taddea Malaspina - Kiran Sonia Sawar Simonetta da Collevecchio - Marsha Millar Giorgio Vasari - Nico Pimparé Pope Clement - Arwel Gruffydd Emperor Charles V - Michael Bertenshaw Margaret - Kitty O'Sullivan Scoronconcolo - Tyler Cameron Strozzi - John Lightbody Young Alessandro - Hardy Yusuf Young Ippolito - Huw Huckstep Catherine de Medici - Catrin Aaron Silvestri - Julian Lewis Jones Diane de Poitiers - Juliette Aubrey Prince Henri - Arthur Hughes King Francis - Aneirin Hughes Guise - Joel MacCormack Nurse - Heather Craney Young Catherine - Grace Nettle Isabelle - Nia Gandhi Coligny - Ian Dunnett Jnr Le Conde - Matthew Bulgo Cardinal Guise - Tom Mumford Margot - Poppy Almond © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Mike Walker (Author), Catrin Aaron, Full Cast, Patrick Baladi, Saran Morgan, Sirine Saba, Tom Cullen (Narrator)

Audiobook

Play Sample Listen For Free

Arabian Afternoons: Three full-cast dramas inspired by tales from The Arabian Nights

"A trilogy of contemporary plays inspired by tales from The Arabian Nights The Casper Logue Affair by Sebastian Baczkiewicz: An absurd black comedy thriller, set in Baghdad. Junior diplomat Bob Goldacre is in trouble: the American businessman he was looking after has vanished from a Baghdad street. As the suspects pile up, Goldacre is going to have his work cut out if he wants to save his career and make sure that justice is done. The Porter and the Three Ladies by Rachel Joyce: It is time for Shahrazad to tell another tale to save her life. In this story within a story, we find out that if Joe doesn't find the exclusive to satisfy his ruthless editor, he will lose his job. He finds three beautiful women in Damascus but what is the truth behind their secret life? A Dish of Pomegranates by Peter Jukes: Shared roots and scattered families in the melting pot of modern Jerusalem. Tired after a stressful trip, Ajib is stopped by security officers as he tries to fly out of Ben Gurion airport on his way home to the U.S. They don't think his story adds up. Can he make them believe him? And does he actually know the whole story himself? The Casper Logue Trilogy Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed and produced by Abigail le Fleming Cast Shahrazad: Sirine Saba Shahrayar: Kevork Malikyan Aseera: Betsabeh Emran Rahim: Sargon Yelda Goldacre: Trevor White Hammond: Bruce Alexander Casper: Nathan Osgood Kindermann: Rufus Wright Carlton: John Biggins Charlene: Alison Pettit The Porter and the Three Ladies Written by Rachel Joyce Directed by Tracey Neale Produced by Abigail le Fleming Cast Shahrazad: Sirine Saba Shahrayar: Kevork Malikyan Joe: Stephen Tompkinson Margot: Joanna Monro Mira: Indira Varma Affyah: Jasmine Jones Juliba: Melissa Advani A Dish of Pomegranates Written by Peter Jukes Directed by Mary Peate Produced by Abigail le Fleming Cast Shahrazad: Sirine Saba Shahrayar / Vardan: Kevork Malikyan Ajib: William El-Gardi Orit: Betsabeh Emran Rafi: Zubin Varla Howard: Allan Corduner Julia: Keely Beresford Café Owner: Stefan Kalipha Tawfik / Trader 2: Mozaffar Shafeie Trader 1 / Flight Attendant: David Seddon Protestor: Rufus Wright Originally broadcast in March 2010. ©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Peter Jukes, Rachel Joyce, Sebastien Baczkiewicz (Author), Allan Corduner, Betsabeh Emran, Bruce Alexander, Full Cast, Indira Varma, Joanna Monro, Keely Beresford, Kevork Malikyan, Melissa Advani, Nathan Osgood, Sirine Saba, Stephen Tompkinson, Trevor White, William El-Gardi, Zubin Varla (Narrator)

Audiobook

Play Sample Listen For Free

Marley Was Dead

"A Christmas Carol, but not as you've ever heard it before. A surprise all-star cast gather to bring Dickens' timeless classic to life. Introduced by Jonathan Dimbleby. Starring John Nicholson and Richard Katz, with Jane Horrocks, Dara O Briain, Charlotte Green,_x001A_Richard Madeley, Peter Purves, Gwyneth Williams and Chris Evans. Written by John Nicholson and Richard Katz. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4."

John Nicholson (Author), Javier Marzan, John Nicholson, Richard Katz, Sirine Saba (Narrator)

Audiobook

Play Sample Listen For Free