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Drama on 3

Professor Bernhardi

Sunday 28 January 2007 20:00-21:30 (Radio 3)

Professor Bernhardi, by Arthur Schnitzler. In Vienna in 1900, a distinguished Jewish doctor prevents a Catholic priest from administering last rites to a dying patient. His actions provoke a political witch-hunt, leading to the professor's trial and imprisonment.

This new version of a play which had been unseen in London for over 70 years was produced for the stage by Dumbfounded Theatre Company in 2005 by National Theatre playwright Samuel Adamson.

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

Drama on 3

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