15. Forwards with God
The story of how in just thirteen years, Adolf Hitler led a fringe sect with less than a hundred members and outlandish ideas to be the dominant force in German politics.
With Franz von Papen now willing to act as Vice Chancellor, alongside Hitler as Chancellor, can he convince Alfred Hugenberg to bring his 51 Nationalist MPs into coalition with the Nazi Party? Von Papen believes that together they will box Hitler in, that they will be 鈥渉iring him鈥� 鈥� in fact, the Nazis demand is for merely two cabinet seats. But suddenly there鈥檚 talk of a military coup to forestall this - will President Hindenburg finally agree to appoint Hitler as Chancellor?
Starring Derek Jacobi as President Hindenburg, Tom Mothersdale as Adolf Hitler, Aditomiwa Edun as Sefton Delmer, and featuring Forbes Masson as Alfred Hugenberg and Edward Bennett as Otto von Meissner, the President鈥檚 Chief of Staff.
Cast:
President Hindenburg - DEREK JACOBI
Adolf Hitler - TOM MOTHERSDALE
Sefton Delmer - ADITOMIWA EDUN
Gregor Strasser - JOSEPH ALESSI
Heinrich Himmler - OSCAR BATTERHAM
Otto Meissner - EDWARD BENNETT
Franz von Papen - WILLIAM CHUBB
Putzi Hanfastaengl - COREY JOHNSON
Herman G枚ring - SCOTT KARIM
Oskar von Hindenburg & Theodor Duesterberg - JACK LASKEY
Joachim von Ribbentrop - MICHAEL MALONEY
Alfred Hugenberg 鈥� FORBES MASSON
Magda Goebbels - SHANAYA RAFAAT
Joseph Goebbels - ALEXANDER VLAHOS
Kurt von Schleicher - ANDREW WOODALL
The Narrator is JULIET STEVENSON
Sound designer 鈥� ADAM WOODHAMS
Studio Manager 鈥� MARK SMITH
Casting Director 鈥� GINNY SCHILLER
Original Score 鈥� METAPHOR MUSIC
Writer and Director 鈥� JONATHAN MYERSON
Producer 鈥� NICHOLAS NEWTON
A Promenade Production for 大象传媒 Radio 4 and 大象传媒 Sounds
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