The Butterfly King

1: The Mender of Broken Dishes

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Episode notes

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