Christmas Eve 1943, the countdown to the rendimento involves some urgent decisions. In the tunnels beneath the Vatican, the atmosphere is tense. Show more

September 1943, German forces have occupied Rome. By Christmas a small band of unlikely friends led by a brave priest, from inside neutral Vatican City, are in great danger. Show more

Based on a true story. Another member of the secret, multinational choir tells how it all began. Show more

The choir’s repertoire, included forgery, fundraising, people smuggling and much else besides. Show more

While money is gathered to help the escapees hiding in the Vatican, plans must not lose momentum as the group’s leaders prepare for their mission. Show more

Christmas 1943, Father Hugh O’Flaherty writes his last Will and Testament, reflecting on recent events in Rome and how he came to be set up the ‘Choir’. Show more

Twenty years after the events of Christmas Eve 1943, Sam Derry is interviewed by the BBC as research for an episode of This is Your Life. Show more

Christmas Eve 1943, the Gestapo Chief in Rome is at his residence in the countryside, when a telephone call summons him back to the city. Show more

Years after the events of Christmas 1943, some of the members of the choir are reunited. Letters are exchanged and confessions of one sort or another are made. Show more

The British Ambassador Sir D’Arcy Osborne looks back on his role in the Rome Escape Line. Delia come to the aid of Father Hugh. Show more