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Sep 2023
27m 19s

Season 3 | 3. Lost Cause

Sony Music Entertainment
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The finest castle in the Plantagenet Empire, Château Gaillard, is under siege. French King Philip Augustus has it surrounded, and is willing to play dirty, literally, to claim it. If John doesn’t act fast, he could lose everything his father and brother fought to build.


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Written and presented by Dan Jones

Producer and Story Editor - Georgia Mills

Executive  Producers - Dave Anderson and Louisa Field

Production Manager - Poppy Thompson

Composer -  Matt Acheson

Engineer - Matias Torres Sole

Sound Design and Mixing - Chris O'Shaughnessy

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