Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle by Ben MacIntyre

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Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle by Ben MacIntyre: 2: 'I was attracted by the drains'

2: 'I was attracted by the drains'

BBC Radio 4 - Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle by Ben MacIntyre, 2: 'I was attracted by the drains'

The first of many daring escapes from Colditz, by a charismatic French lieutenant.

A daring escape by a charismatic French lieutenant, as Samuel West continues the true story of the most infamous prison in history.

Samuel West reads Ben MacIntyre's astonishing true story of the most infamous prison in history.

Colditz has become synonymous with daring escapes by stiff upper-lipped British soldiers, in a cat-and-mouse game against their ruthless but foolish German captors. But this is only part of the story. Here Ben MacIntyre reveals the real story of Colditz - one not only of bravery, ingenuity and resilience, but also of snobbery, racism, homosexuality, bullying, treachery, insanity and farce. 

Today: The first of many daring escapes from Colditz, by a charismatic French lieutenant....

Writer: Ben MacIntyre 
Reader: Samuel West
Producer: Justine Willett
Abridger: Richard Hamilton

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Samuel West reads the incredible true story of the most infamous prison in history.

Book of the Week. Colditz is synonymous with daring escapes by stiff-upper-lipped British POWs. Samuel West reads the incredible true story of the most infamous prison in history.

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