Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Blood Painting | 20180812 | 20220501 (R4) | Taut crime thriller by leading Polish writer, Zygmunt Miloszewski, dramatised for radio by Mark Lawson. War time intrigue and modern politics mesh in a murder mystery. The complexities and frustrations of the modern Polish legal system are the setting for this bestselling crime novel, featuring long suffering State Prosecutor Szacki who finds himself trapped in a limbo land of half-truths and secrets from post-Communist Poland. Will he prove himself to be a redoubtable seeker of the truth or will he compromise? Episode 1: The Blood Painting Szacki is finding small town Poland a little dull but a bizarre murder case soon throws him back into action. The crime scene is littered with grotesque clues suggesting that the murder is mirroring an infamous Jewish blood libel, drawing on historical anti-Semitism. The writer: Zygmunt Milosewski is a leading Polish writer. The Teodor Szacki series is hugely popular in Poland and the book series is currently being filmed. The translator: Antonia Lloyd Jones is a full time translator of Polish literature. She won the Found in Translation Award 2008 for the English version of The Last Supper by Pawel Huelle and is a committee member of the UK Translators Association. The dramatist: Mark Lawson is a well-known writer, critic and journalist. Warsaw backgrounds - Zofia Morus Polish language advisor - Antonia Lloyd Jones Producer/director................Polly Thomas Sound design.................... Eloise Whitmore Production coordinator..............Sarah Kenny Executive producer...............John Dryden A Naked production for BBC Radio 4. Taut crime thriller set in modern Poland. Mark Lawson examines how mystery novels reflect a country's history and political system. |
| The Body Is Lying | 20180819 | 20220508 (R4) | Taut crime thriller by leading Polish writer, Zygmunt Miloszewski, dramatised for radio by Mark Lawson. War time secrets and modern politics mesh in a murder mystery. The complexities and frustrations of the modern Polish legal system are the setting for this bestselling crime novel, featuring long suffering State Prosecutor Szacki who finds himself trapped in a limbo land of half-truths and secrets from post-Communist Poland. Will he prove himself to be a redoubtable seeker of the truth or will he compromise? Episode 2: The Body is Lying State Prosecutor Szacki investigates a series of murders, all of which seem to point crudely towards some kind of alleged Jewish ritual killing. But appearance is not always what it seems. His girlfriend Klara and a cliched daytime soap bizarrely unlock the answers at last, The writer: Zygmunt Milosewski is a leading Polish writer. The Teodor Szacki series is hugely popular in Poland and the book series is currently being filmed. The translator: Antonia Lloyd Jones is a full time translator of Polish literature. She won the Found in Translation Award 2008 for the English version of The Last Supper by Pawel Huelle and is a committee member of the UK Translators Association. The dramatist: Mark Lawson is a well-known writer, critic and journalist. Warsaw backgrounds - Zofia Morus Polish language advisor - Antonia Lloyd Jones Teodor Szacki..........................Bryan Dick Klara Dybus ......................Rachel Austin Leon Wilzcur.........................David Fleeshman Grzegorz Budnik..................David Crellin Barbara Myszynska..................Claire Benedict Jerzy Szyller/Rabbi Zygmunt Maciejwski........Marlon Solomon Producer/director................Polly Thomas Sound design.................... Eloise Whitmore Production coordinator...........Sarah Kenny Executive producer...............John Dryden A Naked production for BBC Radio 4. Taut crime thriller set in modern Poland. Mark Lawson examines how mystery novels reflect a country's history and political system. |