95. David Lascelles: Out of Colditz
Revealing a never-before-told story from Colditz, the notorious POW camp, David Lascelles traces the journey of the Prominente: scions of the British establishment who were held captive there. They included the son of the Viceroy of India, Churchill's nephew, and Lascelles’ father, George, Earl of Harewood. As German defeat loomed, the SS head of the POW camps Gottlob Berger made a pivotal decision: he would disobey direct orders and spare their lives. Eighty years on, Lascelles – whose own existence rests on the consequences – explores what motivated the powerful Nazi’s fateful decision.
Colin is a Yorkshire-based author of three non-fiction books and a novel. Formerly, he was Director of the Bradford-based National Science and Media Museum, he worked for the BBC for 25 years firstly as a reporter, presenter and interviewer then later in senior editorial and managerial roles, including as Head of BBC Yorkshire.
Event Details
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- Date: Sunday 18th October
- Time: 5:00 pm
- Price£12/9 concessions
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