The disturbing tale of one family’s flight from the Nazis: best podcasts of the week
Poet Joe Dunthorne looks into his relatives’ tale of fleeing Germany – and has no idea what he’s getting himself into. Plus, Louis Theroux talks to The Last of Us star Bella RamseyWhen poet, novelist and journalist Joe Dunthorne decided to write a family history, he had no idea what he was getting into. His journey started, unpromisingly, with a turgid 2,000-page memoir written by his great-grandfather Siegfried. But while looking for an account of his family’s escape from Nazi Germany, Dunthorne found something much more disturbing. This gripping podcast follows him as he reconstructs an erased history. Phil Harrison BBC Sounds, episodes weekly Continue reading...
Poet Joe Dunthorne looks into his relatives’ tale of fleeing Germany – and has no idea what he’s getting himself into. Plus, Louis Theroux talks to The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey
When poet, novelist and journalist Joe Dunthorne decided to write a family history, he had no idea what he was getting into. His journey started, unpromisingly, with a turgid 2,000-page memoir written by his great-grandfather Siegfried. But while looking for an account of his family’s escape from Nazi Germany, Dunthorne found something much more disturbing. This gripping podcast follows him as he reconstructs an erased history. Phil Harrison
BBC Sounds, episodes weekly Continue reading...
