Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/355200 Title: Silver Sword: A BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation Author: Ian Serraillier Narrator: Stephen Hoyle, Sarah Mcdonald Hughes, Hester Cox Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr 30 mins Language: English Release date: 2019-02-07 Publisher: BBC Worldwide Ltd Genres: Kids, Action & Adventure Publisher's Summary: A BBC radio full-cast dramatisation of Ian Serraillier's classic wartime story. When the Germans march into Poland in 1941, the Balickis' happy family life is shattered. With their parents taken away by Nazis, Ruth, Edek and Bronia are forced to fend for themselves in the dangerous, war-ravaged city of Warsaw. When Edek is captured too, the girls are desperate. Then they meet orphaned street urchin Jan, who carries with him a talisman of hope: a silver sword paperknife that they recognise as having belonged to their mother. Realising that their parents may still be alive, Ruth and Bronia set off on an epic journey to Switzerland to search for them. With Jan by their side, they are determined to reunite the family - and their first step is to find Edek. But the road ahead is full of danger and hardship, and they will facemany challenges along the way... This moving story of friendship, courage and solidarity brings to life the reality of a Europe laid waste by war. Cast: Ruth - Sarah McDonald Hughes Edek - Stephen Hoyle Bronia - Hester Cox Jan - Aqib Khan Margaret/Irka/Mrs Wolff - Maggie Fox Joseph/German 1/Mr Wolff - Malcolm Raeburn Ivan - David Fleeshman Soldier/American GI - Andrew Blake Doctor - Lloyd Peters Cook/Mrs Borowicz - Szilvi Naray Davey The Burgomaster/Captain Malinowski - Jonathan Keeble Adapted by Chris Wallis. Produced and directed by Charlotte Riches. Contact: inforeq17@gmail.com