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15 Minute Drama

The Righteous Sisters

Episode 4

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.

4/5 1938. A secret weekend in Frankfurt becomes a race against time.

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
Anna von Ribbentrop:
Audrey Schoellhammer
Jacques Heliczer:
Ben Crowe
Frau Malin:
Sarah Thom

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