Hitler, the Tiger and Me
Documentary telling the story of Judith Kerr, creator of well-loved children's books including Mog and The Tiger Who Came to Tea. Now 90, she revisits her childhood home of Berlin.
Imagine tells the extraordinary story of Judith Kerr, creator of some of our best-loved children's books; including Mog and The Tiger Who Came to Tea. Born in Berlin, at the age of nine she was forced to flee Germany as her father, a writer, was an outspoken opponent of the Nazis. Her children's novel 'When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit' tells their story and is now a set text in German schools. In memory of Judith Kerr, who died earlier this year, we look back to Judith’s 90th Birthday in 2013 as she revisits Berlin with Alan Yentob, and takes tea in the London kitchen to which that tiger came. Featuring Lauren Child, Michael Morpurgo and Michael Rosen.
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Web exclusive: Judith Kerr works on her new book
Duration: 03:25
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Judith Kerr at the Jewish Museum
Duration: 04:13
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Franz Liszt
Etudes D' Execution Transcendante
Performer: Misha Dichter. -
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Music For Children
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Maurice Ravel
Le Tombeau de Couperin
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John Surman
Wayfarer
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Kurt Weill
Salomon Song
Lyricist: Bertolt Brecht. Performer: Ute Lemper. Conductor: John Mauceri. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. -
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Franz Liszt & Misha Dichter
Annees De Pelerinage - Premiere Annee
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Bobo Stenson Trio
Polska of Despair
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Laurie Anderson
Walking & Falling
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Wim Mertens
Multiple 12
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Sir George Benjamin
Ringed By The Flat Horizon
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Max Richter
From 553 W Elm Street. Logan Illinois
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David Darling
Darkwood VI
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Max Richter
A Sudden Manhattan Of The Mind
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Alan Yentob |
| Participant | Judith Kerr |
| Participant | Lauren Child |
| Participant | Michael Morpurgo |
| Participant | Michael Rosen |
| Producer | Jill Nicholls |
| Director | Jill Nicholls |
| Series Editor | Alan Yentob |
Broadcasts
- Tue 26 Nov 2013 22:35±«Óãtv One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Wales & Wales HD
- Tue 26 Nov 2013 23:05±«Óãtv One Wales HD & Wales only
- Tue 26 Nov 2013 23:10±«Óãtv One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Sun 21 Jul 2019 22:30±«Óãtv One except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
- Sun 21 Jul 2019 22:40±«Óãtv One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
Judith Kerr and the story behind The Tiger Who Came To Tea
Behind the nostalgia of Judith's work lies a past set against the horror of Nazi Germany.