Robert Rietti , actor, author, broadcaster and maestro of the art of film dubbing, was born in London in 1923 to a Jewish-Italian family. Following Italy's entry into the Second World War on Germany's side, Italian nationals living in Britain were interned on the Isle of Man, Rietti'sfather among them. As they were
British born, Rietti and his brotherwere detained in a camp at Ascot. Rietti was befriended by an Irishman, an enthusiastic Nazi-lover who was unaware that his new friend was Jewish. Once he learned this, his reaction was so disturbing that Rietti worried for years and was later prompted to write his 16 Letters to a Friend. Producer Toby Horton. Continued tomorrow 5.40pm