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The Essay

Dietrich in Five Songs

Falling in Love Again

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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From her definitive role as Weimar vamp Lola Lola to an ageing legend with broken bones, Dietrich never stopped singing Falling in Love Again, an anthem she initially loathed. Show more

The Essay

Dietrich in Five Songs

In the Ruins of Berlin

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Historian Karin Wieland reveals how 'In the Ruins of Berlin' took Dietrich back to the land she had categorically rejected with the rise of the Nazis and which remained hostile. Show more

The Essay

Dietrich in Five Songs

Where Have All the Flowers Gone

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Writer Paul Morley alights on Where Have All the Flowers Gone. A Pete Seeger anti-war folk song that Dietrich transmuted into something tender and powerful, tempered by experience. Show more

The Essay

Dietrich in Five Songs

When Love Dies

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Film writer David Thomson picks apart the elaborate creation of Dietrich's personae through her collaboration with director Joseph von Sternberg and songs like When Love Dies. Show more

The Essay

Dietrich in Five Songs

I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Le Gateau Chocolat, cabaret artiste and opera singer, celebrates the Queen of Sprechgesang and her live performance of I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face. Show more