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15 Minute Drama

The Righteous Sisters

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

by Jane Purcell.

The true story of English sisters Louise and Ida Cook (better known as romantic novelist Mary Burchell), whose love of opera led them into a life of danger, rescuing Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany.

3/5 Ida and Louise travel to Berlin as rescuers, but find themselves leaving as smugglers.

Translations by Johannes Mirbach

Original research by Louise Carpenter

Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting. Show less

Contributors

Ida Cook ('Mary Burchell'):
Liza Sadovy
Louise Cook:
Susie Riddell
Clemens Krauss:
Tom Frederic
Ismay Brown:
Katherine Pearce
Prison Official:
James Lailey
Border Guard:
Mark Edel-Hunt

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