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24-Sep-2011
Afternoon Play - Life and Fate: 5. Krymov in Moscow
Life and Fate: Krymov in Moscow by Vasily Grossman Moscow, Winter 1942. Commissar Nikolai Krymov has been denounced and arrested. He is taken to the dreaded Lubyanka prison in Moscow: a place where, in the past, he has denounced others. Meanwhile his ex-wife Zhenya arrives in Moscow, to stay with Viktor and Lyuda, and to face the consequences of her actions. Dramatised for radio by Jonathan Myerson. Commissar Nikolai Krymov ..... David Tennant Viktor Shtrum ..... Kenneth Branagh Lyuda Shaposhnikova ..... Greta Scacchi Zhenya Shaposhnikova ..... Raquel Cassidy Marya Sokolova ..... Harriet Walter Nadya ..... Ellie Kendrick Katsenelenbogen ..... Ewan Bailey NKVD Interrogator ..... Elliot Levey With Simon Bubb, Elaine Claxton, Jonathan Forbes, James Lailey, Gerard McDermott, Chris Pavlo, Peter Polycarpou, Carl Prekopp, Alun Raglan and Susie Riddell Directed by Alison Hindell and Jonquil Panting Produced by Alison Hindell Kenneth Branagh and David Tennant star in this eight hour dramatisation of Life and Fate, an epic saga that fills every drama strand on Radio 4 this week. Set against the ferocious Battle of Stalingrad, this huge novel charts the fate of both a nation and a family in the turmoil of war and is increasingly hailed as the most important Russian novel of the 20th century. Its comparison of Stalinism with Nazism was considered by Soviet authorities to be so dangerous that the manuscript itself was arrested. Grossman died in 1964, never knowing that his book would be smuggled to the West and eventually published in 1980.
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23-Sep-2011
Afternoon Play - Life and Fate: 4. Novikov's Story
Life and Fate: Novikov's Story By Vasily Grossman November, 1942. Novikov, a tank commander, prepares his troops for Operation Uranus, the campaign which is to be the turning point in the Battle of Stalingrad. On his way to the front, he visits Zhenya, his lover, in Kuibyshev. He dreams of marrying her but she is still torn between him and Krymov. She tells an anecdote about Krymov and Trotsky, a slip of the tongue that leads to betrayal. Dramatised for radio by Mike Walker Pyotr Pavlovich Novikov ..... Don Gilet Getmanov ..... Philip Jackson Nyeudobnov ..... Peter Wight Zhenya Shaposhnikova ..... Raquel Cassidy Nicky ..... Simon Bubb Vershkov ..... Stuart Mcloughlin Galina Terentyevna ..... Jane Whittenshaw Mashuk ..... Peter Polycarpou Zhakharov ..... Sean Baker With Jonathan Forbes, James Lailey, Daniel Rabin and Alun Raglan Original music by John Hardy with Rob Whitehead Directed by Alison Hindell and Jonquil Panting. Produced by Alison Hindell. Kenneth Branagh and David Tennant star in this eight hour dramatisation of Life and Fate, an epic saga that fills every drama strand on Radio 4 this week. Set against the ferocious Battle of Stalingrad, this huge novel charts the fate of both a nation and a family in the turmoil of war and is increasingly hailed as the most important Russian novel of the 20th century. Its comparison of Stalinism with Nazism was considered by Soviet authorities to be so dangerous that the manuscript itself was arrested. Grossman died in 1964, never knowing that his book would be smuggled to the West and eventually published in 1980.
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22-Sep-2011
Afternoon Play - Life and Fate: 3. Building 6/1 - Those Who Were Still Alive
Life and Fate: Building 6/1 - Those Who Were Still Alive by Vasily Grossman Late October 1942. Building 6/1 is a former apartment building in the centre of Stalingrad, being held by a rag-tag band of Russian soldiers against all the odds, in the teeth of the German advance. Soon the building, and its charismatic Commander, Captain Grekov, are a legend across Russia. But inside the building, Commissar Krymov has arrived to tackle what appears to be subversion, while the radio operator, Katya, falls in love with his nephew, Seryozha. Dramatised for radio by Jonathan Myerson Captain Grekov ..... Joseph Millson Commissar Krymov ..... David Tennant Vasya ..... Stephen Hogan Katya ..... Katie Angelou Lyakhov ..... Carl Prekopp Polyakov ..... Peter Polycarpou Seryozha Shaposhnikov ..... Freddie Fox Batrakov ..... James Lailey Zubarev ..... Gerard McDermott Bunchuk ..... Jonathan Forbes Directed by Jonquil Panting Produced by Alison Hindell Kenneth Branagh and David Tennant star in this eight hour dramatisation of Life and Fate, an epic saga that fills every drama strand on Radio 4 this week. Set against the ferocious Battle of Stalingrad, this huge novel charts the fate of both a nation and a family in the turmoil of war and is increasingly hailed as the most important Russian novel of the 20th century. Its comparison of Stalinism with Nazism was considered by Soviet authorities to be so dangerous that the manuscript itself was arrested. Grossman died in 1964, never knowing that his book would be smuggled to the West and eventually published in 1980.
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20-Sep-2011
Afternoon Play - Life and Fate: 2. Journey
Life and Fate: Journey By Vasily Grossman Sofya, a Jewish doctor, is taken prisoner in Stalingrad and put on a cattle-truck going west to Poland. A German SS officer, Liss, oversees the building of the gas chambers and entertains Eichmann on an inspection tour. Liss is convinced that the Nazi and Soviet systems are more similar than their followers like to think. Dramatised for radio by Mike Walker Sofya Levinton ..... Sara Kestelman Liss ..... Samuel West Eichmann ..... John Sessions Mostovskoy ..... Peter Marinker David ..... Laurence Belcher Musya ..... Christine Kavanagh Lyusia..........................Deeivya Meir Khmelkov......................Henry Devas With Adeel Akhtar, Sean Baker, Sam Dale and Sally Orrock Directed and Produced by Alison Hindell Kenneth Branagh, Janet Suzman, David Tennant, Greta Scacchi, Samuel West, John Sessions and Harriet Walter star in this eight hour dramatisation of Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman. This epic saga takes over every drama strand on Radio 4 this week. Set against the ferocious Battle of Stalingrad, Life and Fate is a sweeping historical tale that charts the fate of both a nation and a family in the turmoil of war and is increasingly hailed as the most important Russian novel of the 20th century. Its comparison of Stalinism with Nazism was considered by Soviet authorities to be so dangerous that the manuscript itself was arrested and Grossman was told that it would not be published for at least 200 years. He died in 1964, never knowing that his book would be smuggled to the West and eventually published in 1980.
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20-Sep-2011
Afternoon Play - Life and Fate: 1. Krymov and Zhenya - Lovers Once
Life and Fate: Krymov and Zhenya - Lovers Once by Vasily Grossman October 1942. Evacuated from Moscow to Kuibyshev before the invading German army, the beautiful Yevgenia (Zhenya), Lyuda's sister, is alone. While she tackles Soviet bureaucracy for the residence permit she needs for food, her ex-husband, the Commissar Nikolai Krymov, is posted into the heart of the battle for Stalingrad, hundreds of miles away. Dramatised for radio by Jonathan Myerson Nikolai Krymov ..... David Tennant Zhenya Shaposhnikova ..... Raquel Cassidy Jenni ..... Eleanor Bron General Rodimtsev ..... Bruce Alexander Major Byerozkin ..... Sam Dale District Inspector Grishin ..... Peter Polycarpou Limonov .... Adrian Scarborough Seryozha Shaposhnikov ..... Freddie Fox With Elaine Claxton, James Lailey, Gerard McDermott, Simon Bubb, Alun Raglan, Jonathan Forbes, Carl Prekopp, and Katie Angelou. Original music by John Hardy with Rob Whitehead Directed by Jonquil Panting Produced by Alison Hindell Kenneth Branagh and David Tennant star in this eight hour dramatisation of Life and Fate that fills every drama strand on Radio 4 this week. Set against the ferocious Battle of Stalingrad, this huge novel charts the fate of both a nation and a family in the turmoil of war and is increasingly hailed as the most important Russian novel of the 20th century. Its comparison of Stalinism with Nazism was considered by Soviet authorities to be so dangerous that the manuscript itself was arrested. Grossman died in 1964, never knowing that his book would be smuggled to the West and eventually published in 1980.
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