Episode 3
Simon Scardifield’s dramatisation of Alfred Döblin's modernist masterpiece set in the ruthless underworld of 1920s Berlin. Ex-con Franz is offered another shot at redemption.
A dramatization by Simon Scardifield from Michael Hofmann's landmark translation of Alfred Döblin's modernist masterpiece set on the streets of Berlin - a novel that exploded into 1929 and changed urban writing forever.
Bruised and battered from his run-in with the ruthless Berlin underworld, Franz is offered another shot at redemption when he comes under the protective influence of two friends from his past.
Narrator ..... Claes Bang
Franz ..... Lee Ross
Reinhold ….. David Hounslow
Eva ….. Clare Corbett
Herbert ….. Mark Edel Hunt
Pums ..... Neil McCaul
Mitzi ….. Hannah Genesius
Oskar ….. Ryan Whittle
Mack ..... Samuel James
Schnapps ..... Jasmine Hyde
Beer ….. Michael Begley
Willi ..... Justice Ritchie
The Neighbour..... Grace Cooper Milton
Keyboard ..... Chris Jack
Alice ..... Christine Kavanagh
Produced by Emma Harding and Marc Beeby
Directed by David Hunter and Gemma Jenkins
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- Sat 7 Dec 2024 15:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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