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The Accidental Hero: Oskar Schindler

Joan Bakewell explores the moral ambiguity of Oskar Schindler, the saviour of more than 1,200 people but also a Nazi and notorious black marketeer. Featuring interviews with Thomas Keneally.

Joan Bakewell explores the moral ambiguity of Oskar Schindler, the saviour of more than 1,200 people but also a Nazi and notorious black marketeer.

Using interviews with Thomas Keneally, author of Schindler's Ark, and some of the people Schindler saved, this programme explores the nature of heroism.

Half a century after the events, the survivors ask why the lessons of the Holocaust are still to be learnt.

29 minutes

Last on

Mon 21 Oct 2024 03:05

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Role Contributor
Presenter Joan Bakewell
Interviewed Guest Thomas Keneally
Executive Producer John Drury
Producer Anne Reevell

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