As the war rages, Oskar discovers sex, jazz and the black market. Will his mad drumming make him a star?

Phil Daniels stars as Oskar in the conclusion of Gunter Grass's dark and intriguing story.

Written in 1959, The Tin Drum is a modern classic of post-Second World War literature, telling the story of the Third Reich's decline and fall from a most particular perspective - that of a dwarf.

Oskar ...... Phil Daniels
Matzerath ...... Kenneth Cranham
Bebra ...... David Collings
Roswitha ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Zeidler ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Dorothea ...... Patience Tomlinson
Lankes ...... Jonathan Keeble
Maria ...... Tracy Wiles
Klepp ...... Nigel Anthony
Official ...... David Timson
Young Man ...... Andrew Branch
Other parts ...... John Hartley

Dramatised by Mike Walker.

Producer: Peter Kavanagh

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1996. Show less