Episode 2
Dame Laura is delighted to find her old circus friends, the Carollis, are living in Nuremberg. Starring Diana Quick.
In January 1946, aged 68, renowned artist Dame Laura Knight takes a life-changing commission as war artist to the Nuremberg Trials.
Dame Laura takes Peter on a visit to her old circus friends, the Carollis, who are also living, by coincidence, in Nuremberg.
Meanwhile there is a hitch with the press box at court and Laura's eminence as a painter cuts no ice with the American colonel.
Flamenco music by The Thumping Tommys.
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 |
| Peter Casson | Gunnar Cauthery |
| Sarah | Kate Sobey |
| Guy | Martin Bonger |
| Ella | Cristina Catalina |
| Director | Mary Ward-Lowery |
| Writer | Amanda Whittington |
Broadcasts
Tue 28 Jan 201410:45BBC Radio 4- Tue 28 Jan 201419:45BBC Radio 4
- Tue 24 Nov 201511:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 24 Nov 201521:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 28 Sep 202114:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 29 Sep 202102:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
