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Getting Better Acquainted
The Podgoblin's Hat Episode 7: The Exploits (or Memoirs) of Moominpappa (part 1)

Getting Better Acquainted

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 76:18


This is the seventh episode of The Podgoblin's Hat, with Nina and Dave. You can find it on it's own feed wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to a new season of the Podgoblin's Hat! This week, Nina is reading the Exploits of Moominpappa and Dave is reading the Memoirs of Moominpappa. Our theme for these books is Memoir. This episode is all about unreliable narrators, self mythologising and the fundamental mystery of our parents. Moominpappa has finally finished his memoirs and is reading them out to the children. Did he really build a Moomin house, or did he just draw it? How much of this story is true? We have a question for Snufkin from upcoming guest Martin Zaltz Austwick, who you can find here. Our Spirits of the Moomins are both memoirs: Fun Home by Alison Bechdel and When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr. Dave's spirit of the Podgoblin's Hat is Down to a Sunless Sea.

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World Book Club
Judith Kerr: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

World Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 50:05


On the centenary of her birth another chance to hear much-loved author Judith Kerr discussing her memorable young adults' novel When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit with Harriett Gilbert and readers around the world. Set during the Second World War, this semi-autobiographical novel traces the story of a young Jewish girl and her family who flee Berlin just as the Nazis come to power. The journey of a family splintered by conflict, driven by fear and eventually rewarded with reunion is seen through the eyes of the nine-year-old Anna. Judith Kerr's novel, by turns heart-lifting and heart-rending has stood the test of time and continues to be enjoyed by readers of all ages to this day. (Picture: Judith Kerr. Credit: Eliz Huseyin)

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Hannah reads Judith Kerr

women read

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 17:48


Name: Hannah Reading: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Judith Kerr Why did you want to read this? I chose When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit because it was my absolute favourite as a child and probably the book I've read the most times of any. As an adult, I don't really reread books at all but I used to read this several times a year as a kid. It reads much more poignantly now though. How did you record yourself? I recorded myself on my phone, in bed with a duvet and a hot drink, the best way to read.

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Voluminous by Listening Books
Reading Roundup: Books that Bring Us Joy

Voluminous by Listening Books

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 37:32


Edward, Amy, and Jessica round up the books that have been bringing them joy this year . . . ‘joy' veering very occasionally into malevolent glee, and Edward and Amy face off in a festive literary quiz.  The audiobooks (or plays!) bringing Edward joy  Under Milk Wood, Dylan Thomas  Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout  Right Ho, Jeeves, P.G. Wodehouse  The audiobooks bringing Amy joy  Short Stories by Roald Dahl, especially ‘The Way Up to Heaven'  Invisible Women, Caroline Criado Pérez  Anything by Caitlin Moran!  The Descent of Man, Grayson Perry   Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman   The Silver Linings Playbook, Matthew Quick  Crooked Heart, Lissa Evans  The Midnight Library, Matt Haig  A Streetcat Named Bob, James Bowen  The audiobooks bringing Jessica joy  Light a Penny Candle, Maeve Binchy  Circle of Friends, Maeve Binchy  The Frayed Atlantic Edge, David Gange (You can hear Jess's conversation with David in an earlier episode)  When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Judith Kerr (You can hear Jess's conversation with narrator Helen Barford in an earlier episode)   Who Are We?  Edward Herring is Membership Support Officer at Listening Books. Amy Flinders is Publisher Relations Manager. And Jessica Stone is Audio Producer, and of course, host of The Listening Books Podcast.  For more information about Listening Books, whether you're interested in our Sound Learning initiative or our collaboration with PressPreader, head to www.listening-books.org.uk. To purchase a gift membership, go directly to https://www.listening-books.org.uk/gift-membership  We'd love to hear from you!  Here's a good place to review the podcast.  You can also give us a shout on Twitter: @ListeningBooks,  Or Instagram: @ListeningBooks,  Or Facebook,  And we also have some content on YouTube. 

Voluminous by Listening Books
Actor Helen Barford

Voluminous by Listening Books

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 38:43


Do you think we'll ever really belong anywhere? 'I suppose not,' said Papa. 'Not the way people belong who have lived in one place all their lives. But we'll belong a little in lots of places, and I think that may be just as good.' Actor Helen Barford talks with Jessica about Judith Kerr's classic children's novel When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, which she narrated for Listening Books' Sound Learning production. Helen also shares some good advice for anyone interested in taking up audiobook narration.  Books Helen and her children recommend for the Audiobook Listening Challenge   Beast Quest (series), Adam Blade  Harry Potter (series), JK Rowling  The Secret Seven (series) and The Famous Five (series), Enid Blyton  Julia Donaldson's books, especially Tyrannosaurus Drip and What the Ladybird Heard  Roald Dahl's books, especially Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG  The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett  The Railway Children, Edith Nesbit  We'd love to hear from you!  Here's a good place to review the podcast.  You can also give us a shout on Twitter: @ListeningBooks,  Or Instagram: @ListeningBooks,  Or Facebook,  And we also have some content on YouTube.  For more information about Listening Books, whether you're interested in our Sound Learning initiative or our collaboration with PressPreader, head to www.listening-books.org.uk. 

Footcandle Films
Black Widow Stole Pink Rabbit

Footcandle Films

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 65:11


The Marvel Cinematic Universe kicks off its Phase 4 story arc with "Black Widow". Hosts Alan & Chris share their thoughts on the film as well as discuss the art house World War II drama "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit". Silver screen movie news items follow with film recommendations rounding out the show. Recommendations from our hosts in this episode include: "Plan B" and "Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut"See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

SPR Movie Reviews
Dan Webster Reviews "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit"

SPR Movie Reviews

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 4:46


"When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit" is a child's-eye view of how a Jewish family negotiates World War II, Dan Webster says in his review.

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SBS German - SBS Deutsch
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit - Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl

SBS German - SBS Deutsch

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 11:41


Do you know Judith Kerr's book for children and young people "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit"? The German Oscar winner Caroline Link has faithfully retold the touching story of nine-year-old Anna from Berlin, who left her homeland in 1933 and fled to England via Switzerland and France, in a family film. More on this in an SBS interview. - Kennen Sie das Kinder- und Jugendbuch von Judith Kerr "Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl" - in der englischen Originalfassung: „When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit“? Die deutsche Oscar-Gewinnerin Caroline Link hat die berührende Geschichte der neunjährigen Anna aus Berlin, die 1933 ihre Heimat verlässt und über die Schweiz und Frankreich nach England flüchtet, in einem Familienfilm originalgetreu nacherzählt. Mehr dazu, im SBS-Interview.

NewzKidz - global news and current affairs reported by kids, for kids
NewzKidz S3 E8: US Election, Coronavirus, Moon Internet, Slime, Unblocktober, Book Review: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

NewzKidz - global news and current affairs reported by kids, for kids

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 11:18


This week on NewzKidz we talk about the US Election, the latest news about the Coronavirus pandemic, how NASA is trying to put a mobile phone network on the moon, why slime might be good for us, and what Unblocktober is all about. Lastly, Zara reviews one of her recent reads, “When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit”.

Firecracker Department with Naomi Snieckus
TJFF Women in Comedy Panel

Firecracker Department with Naomi Snieckus

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 42:38


Our guest today is not just one, not just two or three, but FOUR iconic, hilarious, brilliant comedy trailblazers: Marla Lukofsky, Monica Parker-Savard, Gay Claitman and Rosemary Radcliffe. Last year during the Toronto Jewish Film Festival, I moderated a panel of these firecrackers, and we had so many laughs and great pieces of advice from these hilarious, storied, longtime comedy ladies!    TJFF's fall online edition is available for the first time Ontario-wide October twenty second to November first , it includes an online film Masterclass with Marc Lapadula on Cinema With A Cause, Live Special Guests for Zoom Q&As, and a ton of narrative, documentary, and short films from a variety of voices, like Emma Seligman's Shiva Baby, Caroline Link's When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit and Shari Roger's Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance. For the full schedule and programme, visit tjff.com.     TJFF Links: Follow TJFF: @TJFFgrams  TJFF Online Festival: TJFF 2020  Donate to Mazon Canada  Donate to The Stop Community Food Centre.   Marla's Links: Twitter: @marlalukofsky  Instagram: @mmlukofsky7  TED Talk: YouTube    Monica's Links: Twitter: @iammonicaparker Instagram: @iammonicaparker   Gay's Links: Gay Claitman   Rosemary's Links: Rosemary Radcliffe   Subscribe to our newsletter at www.firecrackerdepartment.com Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook

Ackerman Center Podcast
Ep. 20: Navigating Unscripted Times

Ackerman Center Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020 31:00


In this episode, Dr. Valente and Dr. Roemer discuss the beginning of new fall semester and navigating academic life under these unscripted times of the current pandemic. They also discuss the film When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, which was featured at the 2020 Jewish Film Festival of Dallas, a first time virtual film fest. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ackermancenter/message

Lady Parts TV: The Podcast
Podcast #75 - Family Business, First Girl I Loved and More

Lady Parts TV: The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 23:29


This week we review new Acorn TV series, Family Business (French) and The Sounds (New Zealand), the new German film When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, and the 2016 lesbian teen film First Girl I Loved, as well as give you a binge recommendation: Bloodline.* We are sorry the sound quality isn't as good as you are used to getting on this podcast. I forgot to adjust a setting on my microphone. Oops! Will have it right again for next episode!

Lady Parts TV: The Podcast
Podcast #75 - Family Business, First Girl I Loved and More

Lady Parts TV: The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 23:29


This week we review new Acorn TV series, Family Business (French) and The Sounds (New Zealand), the new German film When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, and the 2016 lesbian teen film First Girl I Loved, as well as give you a binge recommendation: Bloodline.* We are sorry the sound quality isn't as good as you are used to getting on this podcast. I forgot to adjust a setting on my microphone. Oops! Will have it right again for next episode!

Desert Island Discs
Classic Desert Island Discs: Judith Kerr

Desert Island Discs

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2019 36:09


Another chance to hear Judith Kerr, interviewed by Sue Lawley. From February 2004. A writer and illustrator known to generations of children both for her charming Mog picture-books and for her careful rendering of the life of a Jewish child fleeing Nazi Germany. Judith Kerr escaped with her family on the day the Nazis were elected. The following day, police turned up at the doorstep in a belated attempt to confiscate their passports. The Kerr family moved across Europe, trying to support themselves and escape from the nearing threat, until they eventually settled in England in 1936. The family stayed in London throughout the war; surviving the Blitz and in fear of invasion. Judith Kerr wrote an autobiographical trilogy about her experiences and the books - in particular When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit - have been used ever since as a way of explaining to children the horrors of the Nazi threat. Today, they are set texts in many German schools. She was always a keen painter but had never thought it could be a career; it was only when she had two children who enjoyed the tales she told that she decided to try her hand at picture books. Her first book, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, was instantly successful when it was published in 1968 and has never been out of print. But it is probably her series of books about Mog the Cat that have won her most affection with children - over the past 30 years they have sold more than three million copies. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] DISC ONE: Wilkommen, from Cabaret sung by Joel Gray DISC TWO: Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler? - Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards DISC THREE: Second movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A major performed by La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Carlo Maria Giulin DISC FOUR: Memorial Prayer Al Malei Rachamin, performed by the Ne’imah Singers DISC FIVE: Mars (The Bringer of War) from Holst’s The Planets, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Conducted by Andrew Davis DISC SIX: The Cat Duet performed by Elisabeth Soderstrom and Kerstin Meyer DISC SEVEN: Dance of the Knights, Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, performed by The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Convent Garden DISC EIGHT: Mozart’s Mass No. 18 in C minor 'Great' – Kyrie, performed by the Vienna State Opera Chorus Orchestra and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Favourite track: Kyrie - the Opening of Great Mass in C Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: A big, beautiful coffee table book of pictures by impressionists Luxury: Pencils and thick paper to write and draw on

Last Word
Niki Lauda, Judith Kerr, IM Pei, Herman Wouk

Last Word

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2019 27:31


Pictured: Judith Kerr Matthew Bannister on Niki Lauda, the fearless racing driver who survived a terrible crash to make a dramatic comeback on the track. Judith Kerr, the author of much-loved children's books including the Mog series and The Tiger Who Came to Tea. I.M. Pei, the architect best known for the glass pyramid outside the Louvre in Paris. Herman Wouk, the American novelist and screenwriter who won the Pulitzer Prize for The Caine Mutiny. Interviewed guest: Simon Taylor Interviewed guest: Julia Eccleshare Contributor: Michael Goldfarb Interviewed guest: Professor Eric Homberger Producer: Neil George Archive clips from: South African Grand Prix 1976, BBC Sound Archives; Rush, directed by Ron Howard, Working Title Films/Imagine Entertainment/Cross Creek Pictures/DNEG/Revolution Films/ Exclusive Media Group 2013; Hunt/Lauda, Radio 4 24/03/2013; The World At One, Radio 4 12/11/1981; BBC News, 28/05/1991; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 29/02/2004; When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, read by Rosemary Leach, Radio 4 Extra 02/10/2017; The 60 Minutes Interview: I.M. Pei, CBS News 1987; Readings by Herman Wouk, University of California TV 24/01/2008.

Seeking Tumnus
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit - Judith Kerr

Seeking Tumnus

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2018 51:15


In case there weren’t already enough reasons to hate him, he’s now stealing beloved soft toys and using your Snakes & Ladders set without permission. This episode, we examine Judith Kerr’s semi-autobiographical delight, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. For some of us this was a heartfelt glimpse into the life of a WWII-era family of refugees; for another, a rare chance to complain that the book wasn’t set wholly in Castle Wolfenstein. Join us as we try to come to some kind of vague, bitter consensus, and get distracted by one Tumnite's recent forays into artistic territory.

Spectator Books
Judith Kerr and Matthew Kneale

Spectator Books

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 29:15


This week’s episode is a family affair: Sam talks to the children’s writer and illustrator Judith Kerr (Mog The Forgetful Cat; When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit; and The Tiger Who Came To Tea), and her son the novelist and historian Matthew Kneale, author of English Passengers and Sweet Thames, and most recently, Rome: A History in Seven Sackings. They talk about fiction and nonfiction, hereditary writers, whether what we’re seeing now answers the definition of fascism — and the bit that Judith’s publisher wanted taken out of The Tiger Who Came To Tea on the grounds of it "not being realistic”. 

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Seriously…
Pink Rabbits and Other Animals

Seriously…

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2018 31:51


The writer and illustrator Judith Kerr has created some of our best-loved books for children since publishing her first, and perhaps most famous book, 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea', which celebrates its 50th birthday this year. Judith's life has always inspired her writing, from fleeing Nazi Germany as a child, a story she told in 'When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit', to the peculiar family cats whose adventures she chronicled in the Mog series. Now 94 years old, Judith is still hard at work, still writing and drawing in the study overlooking the common where she has written all her books and in this programme Judith invites us into her study as she works on her latest classic. Producer & Presenter: Jessica Treen.

Private Passions
Judith Kerr

Private Passions

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2016 29:51


Michael Berkeley's guest on Private Passions this week is the best-selling children's author Judith Kerr. Now 89, Judith was born into a distinguished pre-war German Jewish intellectual family: her father, Alfred Kerr, was a well known journalist and critic, and her mother, Julia, a composer. The family fled from Berlin in 1933 after Hitler's rise to power, and lived in Switzerland and Paris before reaching London in 1936. In the 1950s Judith met and married Nigel Kneale, author of the famous BBC TV science fiction series Quatermass. Their son Matthew Kneale has followed in his parents' footsteps, becoming an acclaimed novelist, while their daughter Tacy is an artist. Judith is both a writer and an illustrator, best known for her children's books, including the much-loved Mog series (about a cat), 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' and the novel for young adults 'When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit', which is based on her own experiences as a child refugee, and won the 1974 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis. Judith's musical choices include a fragment of an opera about Einstein written by her parents; an excerpt from the final scene of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni; the Jewish Memorial Prayer El Malei Rachamim performed at the 2001 International Holocaust Memorial Day in London; Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, which was a favourite of her father, and was played at his funeral; part of 'Mars' from Holst's The Planets, which served as the theme music for Quatermass; The Dance of the Knights from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, which was a favourite of her husband's, and finally her own personal favourite, the Kyrie from Mozart's Mass in C minor, K427.

World Book Club
Judith Kerr - When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

World Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2016 49:16


This month we talk to the much-loved German-born, British author and illustrator Judith Kerr about her classic children’s novel, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. Set during World War Two, this semi-autobiographical novel traces the story of a young Jewish girl and her family who flee Berlin just as the Nazis come to power. The journey of a family splintered by conflict, driven by fear and eventually rewarded with reunion is seen through the eyes of the nine-year-old Anna. Judith Kerr’s novel, by turns heart-lifting and heart-rending has stood the test of time. Celebrating its 45th anniversary this year it continues to be enjoyed by readers of all ages to this day. (Picture: Judith Kerr. Credit: Eliz Huseyin)

The Guardian Children's Books podcast
Judith Kerr reads from When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

The Guardian Children's Books podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2015 11:08


Judith Kerr reads from her award-winning book, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, about her escape from Nazi Germany during the second world war• Judith answers questions from our group site members and shares the real life stories behind her books and paintings in this interview

Bookclub
Judith Kerr - When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

Bookclub

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2015 27:35


With James Naughtie. Judith Kerr discusses her novel When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. First published in 1971, she wrote it for her son in order to explain the story of her own family's flight from Nazi Germany. Her father was a drama critic and a distinguished writer whose books were burned by the Nazis. The family passed through Switzerland and France before arriving finally in England in 1936. Kerr found herself a fairly willing refugee, seeing her long travels as a great adventure. Her parents went to great pains to confirm and support this view, often hiding their own personal and professional privations and struggles from their young children. When Hitler Stole the Pink Rabbit is now used as a set text in German schools, used as an easy introduction to a difficult period of German history. Presenter : James Naughtie Interviewed guest : Judith Kerr Producer : Dymphna Flynn March's Bookclub choice : When the Lion Feeds by Wilbur Smith.

Bookclub
Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

Bookclub

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2015 27:40


James Naughtie's first guest on Bookclub for 2015 is Marina Lewycka. Marina was born in Kiel, Germany, after the war, and moved to England with her family when she was about a year old. Her first novel, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, has sold more than a million copies in the UK alone and was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, longlisted for the Man Booker and won the Bollinger Everyman Prize for Comic Fiction 2005. Nadezhda and her sister Vera are dismayed when their eighty-four year old father falls in love with a thirty-six year old Ukrainian divorcee. Their campaign to oust Valentina unearths family secrets going back fifty years into some of Europe's darkest history, and the two sisters must put aside a lifetime of feuding to save their father. James Naughtie presents and a group of readers - including some from the Ukrainian community in London - join in the discussion. Presenter : James Naughtie Interviewed guest : Marina Lewycka Producer: Dymphna Flynn February's Bookclub choice : When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr.

Inheritance Tracks
Judith Kerr

Inheritance Tracks

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2013 7:23


Judith Kerr is a children's writer and illustrator whose books ‘The Tiger Who Came for Tea' and ‘When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit' have been delighting children and young people for many years. She inherits the Johannes Brahms Lullaby Wiegenlied and It Ain't Necessarily So by George Gershwin.

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Front Row: Archive 2013
Judith Kerr; Admission; Mark Haddon

Front Row: Archive 2013

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2013 28:36


With Mark Lawson. Author and illustrator Judith Kerr is best known for her much-loved children's books, which include The Tiger who Came to Tea and When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. In the week of her 90th birthday, she discusses her latest book, Judith Kerr's Creatures, which celebrates her life, family and work. She talks about the inspiration for her books and her family's remarkable story of escape from Nazi Germany. Admission is a new comedy set at Princeton University. Tina Fey is an admissions officer who's approached by a teacher (Paul Rudd) trying to persuade her to accept his brilliant but troubled pupil. Critic and writer Elaine Showalter, who used to teach at Princeton, gives her verdict. Dates, a new TV drama series, focuses on the uncomfortable, funny and complex situations arising when people meet for a first date. The series, created by Bryan Elsley, who also launched Skins, features a cast including Sheridan Smith, Will Mellor, Oona Chaplin and Gemma Chan. Writer and advice columnist Bel Mooney reviews. In Cultural Exchange, in which creative minds share a cultural passion, novelist Mark Haddon nominates the Uffington White Horse, a giant prehistoric chalk figure on the Berkshire Downs. Producer Olivia Skinner.

One to One
18/09/2012

One to One

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2012 13:29


Journalist and broadcaster Sarfraz Manzoor explores the risks and rewards of taking a personal story and making it public. This is something he's done in his book ' Greetings from Bury Park' and within his journalism where he's written - amongst other topics - about his mixed-marriage and the experience of being a new father. He's intrigued by both the process and the ramifications of revealing private thoughts and experiences: How do people react to you? Do they see it as a betrayal? Do you risk hurting friends and family? Is it worth the risk if you achieve something that truly resonates with your audience? As he prepares to adapt his memoir into a screenplay Sarfraz Manzoor speaks to others who have mined their own lives for creative purposes..This week he is in conversation with children's author, Judith Kerr, whose famous children's book 'When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit' was based on her own experience of escaping the Nazis in the 1930s. Producer: Karen Gregor.

Desert Island Discs: Archive 2000-2005

This week Sue's castaway is Judith Kerr - a writer and illustrator known to generations of children both for her charming Mog picture-books and for her careful rendering of the life of a Jewish child fleeing Nazi Germany. Judith Kerr escaped with her family on the day the Nazis were elected. The following day, police turned up at the doorstep in a belated attempt to confiscate their passports. The Kerr family moved across Europe, trying to support themselves and escape from the nearing threat, until they eventually settled in England in 1936. The family stayed in London throughout the war; surviving the Blitz and in fear of invasion. Judith Kerr wrote an autobiographical trilogy about her experiences and the books - in particular When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit - have been used ever since as a way of explaining to children the horrors of the Nazi threat. Today, they are set texts in many German schools. She was always a keen painter but had never thought it could be a career; it was only when she had two children who enjoyed the tales she told that she decided to try her hand at picture books. Her first book, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, was instantly successful when it was published in 1968 and has never been out of print. But it is probably her series of books about Mog the Cat that have won her most affection with children - over the past 30 years they have sold more than three million copies. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Kyrie - the Opening of Great Mass in C Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: A big, beautiful coffee table book of pictures by impressionists Luxury: Pencils and thick paper to write and draw on

Desert Island Discs
Judith Kerr

Desert Island Discs

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2004 36:32


This week Sue's castaway is Judith Kerr - a writer and illustrator known to generations of children both for her charming Mog picture-books and for her careful rendering of the life of a Jewish child fleeing Nazi Germany. Judith Kerr escaped with her family on the day the Nazis were elected. The following day, police turned up at the doorstep in a belated attempt to confiscate their passports. The Kerr family moved across Europe, trying to support themselves and escape from the nearing threat, until they eventually settled in England in 1936. The family stayed in London throughout the war; surviving the Blitz and in fear of invasion. Judith Kerr wrote an autobiographical trilogy about her experiences and the books - in particular When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit - have been used ever since as a way of explaining to children the horrors of the Nazi threat. Today, they are set texts in many German schools.She was always a keen painter but had never thought it could be a career; it was only when she had two children who enjoyed the tales she told that she decided to try her hand at picture books. Her first book, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, was instantly successful when it was published in 1968 and has never been out of print. But it is probably her series of books about Mog the Cat that have won her most affection with children - over the past 30 years they have sold more than three million copies.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: Kyrie - the Opening of Great Mass in C Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: A big, beautiful coffee table book of pictures by impressionists Luxury: Pencils and thick paper to write and draw on