WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Four of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light.

Actor Damian Lewis is well-known to MASTERPIECE viewers for his iconic roles in The Forsyte Saga and Wolf Hall. He joins the podcast to discuss the sequel, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, and reflects on playing one of the most notorious kings in English history. In Episode 4, King Henry VIII’s health is deteriorating, and there’s threat of invasion from France and Spain, but Henry also gets what he has wanted most of all, a male heir.