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Airey Neave: Escape from Colditz Castle

History's HeroesHistory's Secret Heroes - Series 4
Episode 3 of 11

How did Airey Neave become the first British officer to escape from a notorious prisoner of war camp?

Captured by the Nazis, Lieutenant Airey Neave is sent to Colditz Castle, a high-security prisoner of war camp in Germany. No British prisoner has ever escaped from here before. After months of preparation, and armed with a careful disguise, can he evade the notorious guard patrols and their dogs?

With biographer Patrick Bishop and Marigold Webb, Airey Neave’s daughter.

Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage.

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

Producer: Suniti Somaiya
Executive Producer: Paul Smith
Written by Alex von Tunzelmann
Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts

28 minutes

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Tue 8 Sep 202615:00
BBC Radio 4

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