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Intrigue

Philippe Sands investigates the mysterious disappearance of senior Nazi Otto Wachter in a story of love, denial and a curious death.

Radio 4,12 episodes

Episodes

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The Ratline
Trailer
A story of love, denial and a curious death presented by Philippe Sands.
16 Aug 2018,3 mins
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1. The Secrets in the Castle
A story of love, denial, a senior Nazi and a curious death.
08 Oct 2018,19 mins
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2. Meet the Wachters
The rise to power of a senior Nazi and his wife.
09 Oct 2018,25 mins
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3. A Lot Going On in Lemberg
The criminal charge sheet against senior Nazi Otto Wachter.
10 Oct 2018,32 mins
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4. Where's Otto?
The war is over and Otto Wachter has disappeared high into the Austrian mountains.
11 Oct 2018,24 mins
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5. La Forza del Destino
Hunted Nazi Otto Wachter makes his way to Rome to join the Ratline escape route.
12 Oct 2018,25 mins
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6. The Men Who Murdered Nazis
Otto contracts a strange illness and Charlotte rushes to Rome to be by his side.
15 Oct 2018,21 mins
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7. The Nazi Bishop
Who was the Bishop who protected Otto in Rome?
16 Oct 2018,25 mins
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8. Nest of Spies
Philippe and the team work out the identity of the mysterious man Otto had lunch with.
17 Oct 2018,30 mins
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9. The Lucids
Philippe travels to Albuquerque to meet, the son of the CIA agent who recruited Karl Hass.
18 Oct 2018,28 mins
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10. Persilschein
Charlotte Wachter finally brings Otto home.
19 Oct 2018,30 mins
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Bonus: Stephen Fry meets Philippe Sands
Stephen Fry interviews Philippe Sands in front of an audience in London.
15 Oct 2018,20 mins