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Afternoon Play: Reni and the Brownshirts: the Childhood of Renee Goddard

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Renee Goddard narrates Robin Glendinning's dramatisation of her life. In 1933, Goddard was ten, half Jewish, the daughter of two communist activists and living in Berlin. When her parents were imprisoned, 'Reni' was brought up first by her older sister, who was 14, and then by her grandparents, who allowed her to join the Hitler Youth movement. It was the happiest time of her life...

Contributors

Narator:
Renee Goddard
Writer:
Robin Glendinning
Producer:
Jeremy Howe
Young Renee:
Rosie Ladkin
Granny:
Jacqueline Tong
Grandad:
Mark Buffery
Edith:
Jodie Burden
Emmy:
Kate Byers
Werner:
John Teller
Betty:
Mia Soteriou
Annie:
Lisa Kay
Heinz:
Paul Mohans
Droshke driver:
Phillip Manikum
Lisa:
Rebecca Palmer
Kurt:
Charles Barker
Reni's friend:
Sophia James
Reni's friend:
Carine Kenyon
Reni's friend:
Krystyna Malony

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