Episode 3
In January 1946, artist Laura Knight takes a life-changing commission as war artist to the Nuremberg Trials.
In January 1946, aged 68, renowned artist Dame Laura Knight takes a life-changing commission as war artist to the Nuremberg Trials.
Dame Laura meets Major Peter Casson, Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General of the British War Crimes Executive, who is charged with smoothing her path through bureaucracy.
He helps her to settle into her suite in the Grand Hotel (originally built for Hitler); to deal with the international social whirl that attends the trials and to cope with coming face-to-face with Hitler's henchmen for the first time in court.
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 BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Dame Laura Knight | Diana Quick |
| Major Peter Casson | Gunnar Cauthery |
| Colonel Clark | Mark Meadows |
| Elizabeth Endes | Cristina Catalina |
| French Prosecutor | Patrick Keeler |
| Director | Mary Ward-Lowery |
| Writer | Amanda Whittington |
Broadcasts
Wed 29 Jan 201410:45BBC Radio 4- Wed 29 Jan 201419:45BBC Radio 4
- Wed 25 Nov 201511:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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