Gunter Grass The Tin Drum

(4.7 stars; 3 reviews)

The Classic Serial: The Tin Drum Sun 2nd Jun 1996, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM By Gunter Grass Abridged in two parts by Mike Walker With Phil Daniels as Oskar and Kenneth Cranham as Matzerath. On his third birthday Oskar decides to stop growing. Haunted by the deaths of his parents and wielding his tin drum Oskar recounts the events of his extraordinary life; from the long nightmare of the Nazi era to his anarchic adventures in post-war Germany. 1: Germany 1930. Hitler rises to power.   Three-year-old Oskar decides to stop growing and stop talking. Instead he plays his tin drum.   Percussion by Unmen. Director Peter Kavanagh   Oscar:…..Phil Daniels Matzarat:….Kenneth Cranham Agnes:…Lesley Manville Midwife:…..Tessa Worsley Fisherman:….John Hartley Greff:….Paul Jenkins. Jan:…..Stephen Critchlow Gretchen:…Kristin Milward Bebra:….David Collings Roswitha:….Jane Whittenshaw Marcus:…..John Turner The Classic Serial: The Tin Drum Sun 9th Jun 1996, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM By Giinter Grass Abridged in two parts by Mike Walker. With Phil Daniels as Oskar. 2: World War II is raging.   Oskar, on the run, discovers sex, jazz and the black market.   Percussion by Unmen.   Director Peter Kavanagh  

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.