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LIFE UNDER EVIL
What was everyday life like for ordinary Germans during Nazi rule?
Depictions in films, books and TV series show only selected fragments of
the reality, but recently discovered home movies expose the minutiae of
existence, as well as attitudes to the regime, the war and antisemitism.
Edited into a short BBC Four TV series, diverse footage covers both
domestic life and military developments during the conflict, with a cast
of characters telling sometimes dramatic, often touching and always
revealing stories.
Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany, available to watch on BBC iPlayer: bbc.co.uk/iplayerALTERED IMAGES
Today, people across the world take
more photos every two minutes than
were created in the entire 19th century.
Surrounded by still and moving pictures,
we produce, consume and are influenced
by images in ways unimaginable to
previous generations. In a new four-partBBC Four series, James Fox explores
how visual culture has evolved from the
early 20th century to reflect and shape
our lives, from Salvador Dalí’s artistic
trickery to the ascent of Instagram.
The Age of the Image, BBC Four, scheduled
to air in March: bbc.co.uk/bbcfourHARLEM
RENAISSANCE MANSportsman, singer, civil rights activist,
scapegoat: Paul Robeson played many
roles – willingly and otherwise – during
his life and long career. Following
academic and sporting success, and
a short stint as a lawyer, his rapid ascent
within the Harlem Renaissance led to
a starring role in stage then, later, screen
versions of Showboat, securing interna-
tional fame. But Robeson’s ideological
and political activities, particularly his
criticism of US foreign policy and his
pro-Soviet stance, antagonised US
authorities, leading to McCarthy-era
blacklisting. A new BBC Radio 3
series explores the complex life and
career of this talented, flawed, intelli-
gent man through five songs from
his vast repertoire.
History of Paul Robeson in Five Songs,
BBC Radio 3, from 30 March
bbc.co.uk/radio3Paul Robeson
pictured in 1925,
around the time
his performing
career began
to take offA new series
explores how
home movies
captured
everyday
life in Nazi
GermanyThe Mae West Room in the Dalí Theatre-Museum at Figueres, created by Salvador Dalí in 1974.
His surreal imagery was part of a movement that subverted concepts of reality in artÆ