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4 Extra Debut. Tycoon Maximilian West is inspired to remember the women who shaped his life, beginning in 1938 Berlin. Stars Robin Ellis.

A beautiful piece of music stirs a mega-tycoon to remember the women who have influenced and shaped his life.

Barbara Taylor Bradford's 1990 novel follows the turbulent life of Maximilian West, from a German-Jewish childhood in 1938 Berlin, to becoming a successful businessman haunted by his past.

Starring Robin Ellis.

Dramatised in eight parts by Bert Coules.

Maximilian West .... Robin Ellis
Little Maxim .... William Nichols Rose
Ursula Westheim .... Susannah Corbett
Frau Westheim .... Sonia Fraser
Theodora .... Emma Fielding
Princess Irina Troubetzkoy .... Dorothy Tutin
Willy Herzog .... Kim Wall

With:

Stephen Critchlow
Sean Baker
Chris Pavlo
Mark Bonnar

Pianist: Michael Haslam

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1996.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 7 Feb 202501:00
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