Claire Foy

Claire Foy is an actor who’s enjoyed great success playing two queens, one of whom enjoyed a significantly longer reign than the other, as Anne Boleyn and Queen Elizabeth II.

And stars in the film adaptation of Helen Macdonald’s memoir, H is for Hawk.

Inherited: When You Were Sweet 16 by Perry Como Passing on: Blóðberg by Sigur Rós

Producers: Ben Mitchell and Anna Bailey

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2026.