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Solo: Hess

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Written and performed by Michael Burrell
Rudolf Hess , Hitler's deputy, flew to Scotland in 1941 on a self. appointed mission of peace. He was immediately imprisoned and was later given a life sentence at the Nuremburg Trials.
In this radio version of his much acclaimed stage script, MICHAEL BURRELL suggests what Hess might have to say from the Prison of Spandau where he remains to this day. A Guard is played by SION PROBERT
Directed by JOHN TYDEMAN followed by an interlude

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Burrell
Unknown:
Rudolf Hess
Script:
Michael Burrell
Played By:
Sion Probert
Directed By:
John Tydeman
Source: Radio Times

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