Doctor Korczak and the Children with Toby Hadoke

No… It’s Not Doctor Who! by David Gillespie-Pratt

Episode notes

This week Toby Hadoke and I take a trip back to 1962 for an edition of the BBC Drama anthology series Studio 4 - Doctor Korczak and the Children. Doctor Who fans might be familiar opening moments of this TV play as we see Paddy Russell, later to direct The Massacre and more, greet the actors.

And that should let you know that this play is something quite different. No sets, no costumes. Just the actors and a sad story from World War 2.

This was a fascinating play to watch and discuss in depth with Toby as well as further thoughts on drama and the world we live in today.

Lessons from history are tough and so are the lessons in this play.

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Doctor WhoBBC DramaDrama