A personal documentary
Written and presented by Michael Frayn
The city of Berlin is an appeal to the imagination, conjuring images of the Cold War of the 50s, the ravages of invasion and the Third Reich and the sour-sweet world of the 20s. But behind that is another world.
Playwright and novelist Michael Frayn attempts to recapture behind the shattered stonework and political confusion, the solid, complex world of Imperial Berlin in its high season.
A masterly job, done in extraordinary historical depth. (The Observer)
The most original and imaginative cultural exercise for a long time.
(Sunday Telegraph)
It made me want to go and have a look at a city that had never interested me: the mark of good reporting. (Sunday Times)
Producer DENNIS MARKS
Editor BILL MORTON