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Episode 4

In a break from painting the Trial, Dame Laura explores the city of Nuremberg in the aftermath of war. Stars Diana Quick.

In January 1946, aged 68, renowned artist Dame Laura Knight takes a life-changing commission as war artist to the Nuremberg Trials.

In a break from painting the Trial, Dame Laura explores the city of Nuremberg.

She meets citizens who have lost everything in the bombing and visits the stadium where Hitler addressed 500,000 people, now home to a baseball team.

Written by Amanda Whittington - based on the diaries of Dame Laura Knight, whose painting 'The Dock' has become a classic image of the Nazi War Crime Trials.

Dame Laura Knight ...... Diana Quick
Peter Casson ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Penny Ayres ...... Kate Sobey
William Dean ...... Patrick Keeler
French Prosecutor ...... Mark Meadows

Director: Mary Ward-Lowery

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in January 2014.

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 1 Oct 2021 02:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Dame Laura Knight Diana Quick
Major Peter Casson Gunnar Cauthery
Francesco Carolli Mark Meadows
Elizabeth Endes Cristina Catalina
Director Mary Ward-Lowery
Writer Amanda Whittington

Broadcasts

  • Thu 30 Jan 2014 10:45
  • Thu 30 Jan 2014 19:45
  • Thu 26 Nov 2015 11:00
  • Thu 26 Nov 2015 21:00
  • Thu 30 Sep 2021 14:15
  • Fri 1 Oct 2021 02:15