Oliver Hilmes

"Berlin 1936 takes the reader through the sixteen days of the Olympiad, describing the events in the German capital through the eyes of a select cast of characters--Nazi leaders and foreign diplomats, sportsmen and journalists, writers and socialites, nightclub owners and jazz musicians. While the events in the Olympic stadium, such as when an American tourist breaks through the security and manages to kiss Hitler, provide the focus and much of the...

Lies, fraud, dangerous political alliances... the Wagners, the so-called Royal Family of Germany, have dominated theatre for 150 years. Director Tony Palmer takes us behind the fame to reveal a family at war with itself.