Arm Seel - Da Lachen Ja die Hühner

Alternative title: Poor Soul - What a Joke
Synopsis: German radio play written by Jens Rehn and produced by Horst Loebe. Set in a station waiting-room in a German town in November 1948, the year of the currency reform. Snatches from Shakespeare’s sonnets suddenly disrupt the usual platform announcements but this strange occurrence is not noticed by most of the travellers who are preoccupied with other things. Only one passenger is moved by the strange beauty of the sounds and tries to capture them in music notation. The next morning the cleaning staff picks up the sheets of music that have been left behind and disposes of them with the rest of the station litter.
Language: German (Standard)
Country: Germany
Medium: Radio
Transmission details: 18 Sep 1964 (Channel: Radio Bremen)
Duration: 44:25

History: Original transmission time unknown (11/2008).
Reviews: Source: ARD radio drama archive (Hörspiel-Archiv) at http://www.ard.de/radio/hoerspiel-lesung/hoerspielarchiv (accessed 11/2008).

Name: RIAS (Rundfunk im Amerikanischen Sektor)
Notes: Broadcaster with headquarters in West Berlin, active from 1946 to 1993 under the supervision of US occupation authorities

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