Hattie Naylor's PEPYS returns to Radio 4 for eighth series

1667. On New Year's Day, Samuel and Elizabeth Pepys awake to find the Thames covered in ice, while at the same time some parts of London still smoulder from last year's Great Fire. At Whitehall, Lord Brouncker's clerk is accused of taking bribes, and there are rumours that the French will invade. Sam, meanwhile, is preoccupied with finding a husband for his sister, Pauline, and with visiting various lady friends, including Mrs Knipp, Mrs Bagwell and Mrs Lane's sister, Doll.

The eighth series of Hattie Naylor’s acclaimed and popular long-running adaptation of THE DIARIES OF SAMUEL PEPYS is transmitting this week, daily at 10:45am (repeated at 7:45pm) on BBC Radio 4.

Produced and directed by Kate McAll, the series stars Kris Marshall as the eponymous naval administrator / diarist with a cast that also includes Katherine Jakeways and Tim McMullan.