Out of the Hitler Time by Judith Kerr. BBC RADIO DRAMA

The BBC radio adaptation of Judith Kerr's internationally acclaimed trilogy.

Based on her own childhood experiences, Judith Kerr's novel When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is a timeless classic loved by children and adults alike. By turns heart-rending and heart-lifting, it is perhaps even more resonant today than when it was first published in 1971.

The story of a Jewish family that escapes Germany just as the Nazis come to power is seen through the eyes of their young daughter, Anna, and traces their perilous journey - splintered by conflict, driven by fear and eventually rewarded with reunion. The two sequels, Bombs on Aunt Dainty and A Small Person Far Away, follow Anna as she grows up, settles in London and, many years later, returns to Berlin to confront the past.

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 00:00

1933. Leaving her beloved Pink Rabbit behind, nine-year-old Anna leaves her Berlin home to flee with her family across the Swiss border. As they cross Europe in search of sanctuary, she quickly adapts to being a refugee - but will she ever feel she belongs anywhere?

Bombs on Aunt Dainty 56:54

1940. Teenage Anna is enjoying her new life in London and looking forward to embarking on a secretarial course. But then her brother, Max, is interned as an enemy alien - and as the Blitz begins in earnest, she fears for the future of her family.

A Small Person Far Away 1:53:48
1956. Happily married and living in West London, Anna gets a worrying telegram. Her mother, who has been living back in Berlin for seven years, has pneumonia, and Anna must go to her at once. With the Cold War heating up, can Anna bear to return to the city of her birth?

Young Anna ...... Lauren Mote
Older Anna ...... Anna Madeley
Young Max ...... Hugo Docking
Older Max ...... Adam Billington
Mama ...... Adjoa Andoh
Omama ...... Eleanor Bron
Papa ...... Paul Moriarty
Elsbeth ...... Xenia Mainelli
Julius / Ken ...... James Lailey
Aunt Sarah ...... Sheila Steafel
Fraulein Lambeck / Barbara ...... Tracy Wiles
Herr Rosenfeld / Cotmore ...... Gerard McDermott
with Alex Rivers, Christopher Webster, Thelma Ruby, Susan Engel, Joanna Monro, Ann Beach, Harry Livingstone, Jack Holden, Malcolm Tierney, Simon Treves, Carl Prekopp, Sara Kestelman, Emerald O'Hanrahan, and Peter Hamilton Dyer.

Written by Judith Kerr
Dramatised by Beaty Rubens
Directed by David Hunter
First broadcast BBC Radio 4 in March 2012

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