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This is an abridged reading from the 1990s of the first of Judith Kerr's trilogy of novels based on her childhood as a refugee from Nazi Germany. In recent years BBC Radio 4 dramatised the whole trilogy, and you can find that on the channel already (under the title 'Out of the Hitler Time') but it's always good to go back to the author's original words.
This particular serial has had quite a long life. Originally broadcast on Radio 5 in 1991, this ten-part reading was subsequently repeated on Radio 4 - and more recently on BBC Radio 7 and Radio 4 Extra...
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