The Last Train, by Jo Baker
Vienna 1939. Leah is hurried through the city's streets by her mother to try and catch the last kindertransport. Read by Bryony Hannah.
A multi-contributor series of specially-commissioned radio stories about this most beguiling of cities. To the outsider, Vienna can be a state of mind as much as an actual place.
Episode 1 (of 3): The Last Train by Jo Baker
Vienna 1939. Leah is hurried through the streets by her mother to try and catch the last Kindertransport (the means by which thousands of children were evacuated from mainland Europe) out of the city.
Jo Baker was educated at Oxford and Queen's University, Belfast. She is the author of several novels, most recently 'Longbourn' in 2013. Jo lives in Lancaster.
Reader: Bryony Hannah
Produced by Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Bryony Hannah |
| Writer | Jo Baker |
| Producer | Jeremy Osborne |
Broadcasts
- Sun 21 Dec 201419:45BBC Radio 4
Mon 26 Mar 201811:00BBC Radio 4 Extra- Mon 26 Mar 201821:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 25 Jul 202021:45BBC Radio 4
