Description
It’s 1943 during a crucial turning point in the Second World War. Caught in the crossfire, King Boris III of Bulgaria has a make-or-break meeting with a key ally. Boris is a reluctant politician and a family man, sucked into the bloodiest conflict in history. Someone resents his influence and wants him out of the way for good. Could Boris’s fate be linked to the company he keeps?
The Butterfly King is a production of Blanchard House and Exactly Right Media.
From Blanchard House
Host: Becky Milligan
Writer and Producer: Emma Jane Kirby
Original Music: Daniel Lloyd Evans, Louis Nanke-Mannell and Toby Matimong
Sound Design and Engineering: Toby Matimong and Daniel Lloyd-Evans
Managing Producer: Amica Sciortino Nowlan
Creative Director: Rosie Pye
Executive Producer and Head of Content: Laurence Grissell
From Exactly Right
Consulting Producer: Kyle Ryan
Artwork: Vanessa Lilak
Executive Producers: Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark and Danielle Kramer
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