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The Ratline: 5. La Forza del Destino
Season 2 · Episode 5

The Ratline: 5. La Forza del Destino

Hunted Nazi Otto Wachter makes his way to Rome to join the Ratline escape route.

Intrigue · BBC Radio 4

September 24, 201825m 24s

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Show Notes

Midnight. Rome. 1949. Otto Wachter, a Nazi on the run, arrives in the Eternal City, penniless, homeless, searching for a way out to Argentina. He's also unwittingly found himself in the middle of a battle between East and West. He is taken in by monks, makes a friend high up in the Vatican and takes on some unusual employment. The continuing investigation into how a senior Nazi evaded justice. Producer: Gemma Newby Sound design: Neil Churchill Research: James Everest and Lea Main-Klingst Original music by Catrin Finch and Sekou Keita