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The Silver Sword

A BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisation

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The Silver Sword

By: Ian Serraillier
Narrated by: Sarah McDonald Hughes, Hester Cox, Stephen Hoyle, full cast
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A BBC radio full-cast dramatisation of Ian Serraillier’s classic wartime story.

When the Germans march into Poland in 1941, the Balickis’ happy family life is shattered. With their parents taken away by Nazis, Ruth, Edek and Bronia are forced to fend for themselves in the dangerous, war-ravaged city of Warsaw.

When Edek is captured too, the girls are desperate. Then they meet orphaned street urchin Jan, who carries with him a talisman of hope: a silver sword paperknife that they recognise as having belonged to their mother.

Realising that their parents may still be alive, Ruth and Bronia set off on an epic journey to Switzerland to search for them. With Jan by their side, they are determined to reunite the family – and their first step is to find Edek. But the road ahead is full of danger and hardship, and they will facemany challenges along the way...

This moving story of friendship, courage and solidarity brings to life the reality of a Europe laid waste by war.

Cast:
Ruth - Sarah McDonald Hughes

Edek - Stephen Hoyle

Bronia - Hester Cox

Jan - Aqib Khan

Margaret/Irka/Mrs Wolff - Maggie Fox

Joseph/German 1/Mr Wolff - Malcolm Raeburn

Ivan - David Fleeshman

Soldier/American GI - Andrew Blake

Doctor - Lloyd Peters

Cook/Mrs Borowicz - Szilvi Naray Davey

The Burgomaster/Captain Malinowski - Jonathan Keeble

Adapted by Chris Wallis.

Produced and directed by Charlotte Riches.

©2019 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2019 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
Action & Adventure Fiction Military & Wars Movies, Television & Radio War
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