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Gold. Cerium. Sulphur

Henry Goodman and Akbar Kurtha star in a dramatisation of Levi's stories about the elements, introduced by Janet Suzman, dramatised by Graham White.

Henry Goodman and Akbar Kurtha star as older and younger Primo Levi in a major dramatisation of Levi's short stories about our human relationship with the chemical elements.

Introduced by Janet Suzman and dramatised by Graham White from the translation by Raymond Rosenthal.

Gold: The Nazis invade Italy and Primo's friends are forced to scatter. Primo and Vanda head into the mountains in order to join the partisans.

CAST
Older Primo ..... Henry Goodman
Younger Primo ..... Akbar Kurtha
Vanda ..... Rebecca Hamilton
Silvio ..... Leo Wan
Lina ..... Evie Killip
Aldo ..... George Watkins
Militiaman 1 ..... David Hounslow
Militiaman 2 ..... Caolan McCarthy
Fossa ..... Stephen Critchlow
Cagni ..... Nicholas Murchie
Prisoner ..... David Hounslow

Cerium: Primo's training as a chemist helps him to survive the terrible conditions of Auschwitz.

CAST
Older Primo ..... Henry Goodman
Younger Primo ..... Akbar Kurtha
Alberto ….. Leo Wan
Guard ..... Erich Redman
Prisoner 1 ….. David Hounslow
Prisoner 2 ….. Sam Dale

Sulphur: Ben Crowe plays a boilerman who saves Primo's factory from disaster.

Produced and directed by Emma Harding and Marc Beeby.

57 minutes

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Sun 5 Jul 2020 15:00

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  • Sun 5 Jul 2020 15:00

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