Tempest Productions

Brief Tales. Episode 2. An unlikely party girl regrets getting mouthy and a routine doorstep enquiry leads to more than the police bargained for. Actor and lawyer Ray Brown reflects on some of the more bizarre moments of his 15 years representing clients in police custody. Contains strong language. Find the whole series here: https://soundcloud.com/user-986948053/sets/brief-tales Made in London by...

Brief Tales. Episode 1. How do you break it to your client that he's facing a life sentence and other stark realities of being a duty solicitor. This brand new series, written and read by the actor and lawyer Ray Brown, presents deeply moving and constantly surprising portraits of people in police custody. Find the whole series here: https://soundcloud.com/user-986948053/sets/brief-tales Made in L...

The Kiss - The Women who made a Movie Masterpiece Episode 14. An Interview in Köpenick. Nearly 50 years after Mädchen in Uniform was made, two film researchers go looking for the people behind this forgotten masterpiece and unearth the fascinating story of what happened next. This final episode of The Kiss brings us up to date with the author's personal journey to discover the extraordinary women...

The Kiss - The Women who made a Movie Masterpiece Episode 13. A Series of Violences. When war breaks out, Christa is in France working on a film with G. W. Pabst. She decides to travel to the Cote D'Azur and sit out the war with other emigre writers and artists. But her decision sets in motion what her former lover Dorothy Thompson later describes as a "series of violences". As The Kiss draws to a...

The Kiss - The Women who made a Movie Masterpiece Episode 12. An Expert on Girls. Christa is suddenly a celebrity, the woman behind an internationally acclaimed movie and the must-have party guest. And it's at a memorable society party that she gets together with America's leading foreign correspondent and starts a new adventure in her life. The Kiss tells the story of the remarkable women behind...

The Kiss - The Women who made a Movie Masterpiece Episode 11. The Traveller Suddenly Leontine is in great demand. Having directed one of the outstanding movies of 1931, she is wooed by studios abroad. She comes to London and falls in love with the place, discovering that her creative destiny might not be in cinema after all. Made by Tempest Productions www.tempestproductions.net For background inf...

The Kiss - The Women who made a Movie Masterpiece Episode 10. Twenty More Metres of Kissing From its opening night in November 1931, Mädchen in Uniform was a blazing success. Why? How did this unique movie garner so much international praise? And how did the women who made it cope with sudden stardom and demand? This episode follows the immediate aftermath of the film's premiere and charts the car...

The Kiss - The Women who made a Movie Masterpiece Episode 9. The Lola Lola Effect Leontine Sagan had directed Christa Winsloe’s play on stage, but filming the story was a very different matter. She needed an imposing staircase for a start. This episode takes you through the filming of Mädchen in Uniform, from finding the perfect location to creating that famous dormitory kiss scene. It lingers on...

The Kiss - The Women who made a Movie Masterpiece Episode 8. A Question of Casting. After the success of Christa’s stage play, the highly regarded German cinema pioneer Carl Froelich jumps at the chance to produce a film version. But who to choose for those important central roles? The inspired casting of Mädchen in Uniform is at the heart of its lasting success. This episode explores the process...

The Kiss - The Women who made a Movie Masterpiece Episode 7. The Outsiders. Weimar Germany. Where the eccentric is celebrated. Where everyone is allowed into the party. Christa, newly divorced and happily working away at her sculptures, can’t seem to shake off the past and writing about her childhood might be the best way to come to terms with things. This podcast series follows the genesis of the...

The Kiss - The Women who made a Movie Masterpiece Episode 6 Trained with Reinhardt Leontine Sagan's dream has come true. She is in Europe and experiencing its rich pre-war culture for herself. And then one day she ventures to the theatre and the trajectory of her life is decided there and then. The Kiss podcast series tells the story of the women behind one of the most loved and admired movies of...

The Kiss - The Women who made a Movie Masterpiece Episode 5 The Baroness Christa Winsloe, struggling financially as a young sculptor, is about to experience a seismic change in her life, when she meets a handsome, influential and very wealthy Hungarian baron. The Kiss is a weekly podcast series from Tempest Productions telling the backstory to the making of the cult, all-woman Weimar film, Mädchen...

The Kiss - The Women Who Made a Movie Masterpiece Episode 4. Shouting from the Mountain. In this episode of the story of the women who made Mädchen in Uniform, we meet Leontine Sagan, a little Austrian Jewish girl living among the settlers in South Africa, longing to return to Europe and to find an outlet for her passionate love of literature. Catch all the previous episodes of the The Kiss to hea...

The Kiss - The Women who made a Movie Masterpiece Episode 3. Mothers of Soldiers. Christa has arrived at the Empress Augusta boarding school for girls, where she will be drilled in what makes a good Prussian mother. This episode explores what life was like for the young writer in such a strict institution and how she came across a single ray of light while she was there. For more background inform...

The Kiss - The Women who made a Movie Masterpiece Episode 2 A Motherless Girl This week we hear about the early childhood of Christa Winsloe and about the tragedy that left its mark on the rest of her life. For more information, transcripts, reading suggestions and pictures please visit https://bibiberki.uk/links-and-contacts/ Listen to the entire series here: https://soundcloud.com/user-986948053...

The Kiss - The Women Who Made a Movie Masterpiece Episode 1. The Soul at Work. In the first episode of this brand-new podcast series looking at the making of Mädchen in Uniform, writer and journalist Bibi Berki explains how she fell for this exceptional late-Weimar film. She gives a run down of the plot and sets the scene for the story of the extraordinary people who came together to make this 193...

Welcome to the weird world of Fault-Lines, a series of strange tales from Tempest Productions designed to keep you guessing till the end. Get a feel for what you're in for with our brand new trailer. Find the whole set here: https://soundcloud.com/user-986948053/sets/fault-lines www.tempestproductions.net

Psychological meets gothic in this very chilling tale of a woman's search for her dark past - with the help of a hypnotist. The Birdwhistle Union by Tempest Productions. We bring you brand new original drama that will keep you hooked from the start. With Andrea Gordon, Mark Lingwood and Genevieve Swallow. Written by Bibi Berki www.tempestproductions.net

The first in our Singular series of new writing, Three Degrees of Separation by Ali Williams is the story of three estranged sisters reunited at the bedside of their dying mother in hospital. Moments of high farce are woven into this touching and engrossing tale of clashing personalities and filial love. Performed by Sarita Eames, Kelda Holmes, Genevieve Swallow and Ali Williams. Directed by Mark...

When two people meet on a train, the conversation swiftly turns from the ordinary to a matter of life and death. A thrilling, suspenseful train-ride of an audio drama from the Fault-Lines series by Tempest Productions. Starring Georgina Sutton, Mark Lingwood and Trish Hitchcock. www.tempestproductions.net Find the whole series here: https://soundcloud.com/user-986948053/sets/fault-lines

John Baldwin Buckstone enjoyed enormous fame at the height of his career - an adored comic performer, a great friend of Dickens, a prolific writer for the stage and a successful impresario - but his gravestone was paid for by donations from close friends who had seen his fortunes dwindle. Learn about the remarkable career of this giant of the Victorian stage in this final episode of the first seri...

In this special Christmas edition of our Tapped comedy series, Carol finds that her nostalgia for past boyfriends might be a bit rose-tinted when they start crawling out of the woodwork. Tempest Productions has reprised its much-loved Tapped format to bring you this one-off seasonal special. www.tempestproductions.net

Adeline Tanner died young, broken by the horrific experience of being sold abroad into prostitution. Her moving story finds uncomfortable parallels with present day accounts of human trafficking. London Epitaphs brings you the forgotten stories of some of the names behind the graves at Brockley and Ladywell Cemetery in South East London. By Tempest Productions. www.tempestproductions.net

She thinks their marriage is over. He wishes this phone call was over. Crabs - a brand new episode from the Tapped comedy drama series of overheard phone calls. From Tempest Productions. Find the whole series here: https://soundcloud.com/user-986948053/sets/tapped www.tempestproductions.net

Local historian Mike Guilfoyle recounts the deeply tragic stories of some of the victims of major global disasters, including the 1915 sinking of the Lusitania and the Lewisham rail crash of 1957. London Epitaphs tells the forgotten stories behind the inscriptions at Brockley and Ladywell Cemetery in South London and is made by Tempest Productions. www.tempestproductions.net