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Fatherland (Dramatised)

By: Robert Harris
Narrated by: Anton Lesser, Full Cast
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About this listen

 A Radio 4 Book Club Selection.

The year is 1964, and it's a week before Hitler's 75th birthday. Nazi Germany won the Second World War, Churchill is living in exile in Canada, Joseph Kennedy is President of the United States, and King Edward and Queen Wallis are puppet monarchs of the United Kingdom. In this dimension, history took a very different turn in 1942 to the one we are familiar with.

Berlin detective Xavier March is called in to investigate the suspicious death of a retired German senior civil servant. His enquiries lead him to inadvertently uncover a terrifying secret that has so far been hidden from the world, a secret so shocking that it must never be revealed.

©2003 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2003 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Audio Performances & Dramatisations Dramatisations Espionage Mystery Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Royalty Adaptation Exciting

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"Riveting adaptation...the drama is compelling from its opening sequence." (The Times)
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Absolutely a must Heard the original broadcast years ago and recently revisited the book which is a must read.

Truly brilliant

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This is an atmospheric and brooding adaptation of a good novel by Robert Harris and I would highly recommend it.

Anton Lesser is superb in the role of March, switching from the gentle, loving and violent and all points along the scale. The other characters also play their parts well too but I think he is key.

It is quite clear that the crew making this went for atmosphere and it shows. The use of real background noises and music managed to create something that sounds naturalisic but was the result of effort. From the opening scenes when the phone call which starts the whole story off chimes in with the music, there is such attention to detail.

The final moments are genuinely chilling.

It's an interesting take on "what might have been" if Hitler had won WWII and how America would have reacted. If you like a good thriller, I would recommend this.

Masterpiece of radio

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We're always fascinated by the prospect of alternative history, and in this story, the Germans have won the war and are occupying Britain in 1963.
The first scene presents a chilling picture as to how that may have been, but the subsequent story line is somewhat flawed

Not as good as Harris' later works

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This story is dark and compelling, and easily one of the best i've heard.



It takes a what-if (the Nazis won the war) scenario and creates a murky, atmospheric cold war style thriller out of it.



It had all the same feel of dark politics and betrayal you get from the BBC adaptations of the John Le Carre novels, and, in many ways, the same kind of atmosphere.

Masterpiece of audio theatre.

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I heard this play when it was first broadcast on the Radio, and thought then that it was one of the best I'd heard. Anton Lesser has a great radio presence, as in the Falco series he has more recently starred in. A good listen, tho an expensive use of a book credit!

great play

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Evil as banal. How would a society based on Nazi principles operate? This story I think gives a good idea.

Anton Lesser is brilliant.

I read the book and enjoyed it but this dramatized audio version is great.

Captivating!

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So as a dramatisation this is pretty good. But if you want the full story then buy the book. An awful lot of the plot, characters and the suspense of the novel are lost in this. but if you haven't read the book before then I think you will enjoy this.

Entertaining

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A Fabulous alternative to our history, very thought provoking. I really loved it 10/10 !

Brilliant

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What if Hitler's Germany won the Second World War...it is a chilling scenario for this dramatisation of this book by Robert Harris. How close was the victory of the allies?

The pace is fast and frightening because this is a future world under a different dominant regime; a world where thought is controlled and speech is not free.

The plot is simple but grippping. The actors make it believable and the betrayals makes it heartbreaking. What does it take to make a world and to make a hero? This book gives one an idea of what a person will do for the things he believes are important.

This chilling tale is definitely worth a listen.

What if...

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An inventive radio adaptation that chills and engages from the first moment. Anton Lesser is exceptional in the lead role.

Packs a punch

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