Forbidden Music

How could a whole body of 20th-century music be forgotten? Based on a true story, Forbidden Music centres around a young man who wanted to find and restore all the music forbidden by the Nazis. His boss, a recording executive at Decca Records agrees to support him, but for a price.

Format
Radio Play | 20-minute episode

Performance History
September 2021 | Gloucester History Festival

The play is based on the book Forbidden Music written by Michael Haas and published by Yale University Press. In addition to this short play, you can also listen to an interview with Michael Haas where he discusses the radio play with Lou Beckett during the 2021 Gloucester History Festival.

The Forbidden Music audio play and supplementary interview is available on all major digital streaming services including Spotify, iTunes and Amazon.

An interview with Michael Haas, discussing the radio play Forbidden Music.

Based on a true story, Forbidden Music is a short radio play about an idealistic young man in the late 1980s who wants Decca Records to record the music forbidden by the Nazis. His boss says he will support his case, but for a price. 

The play is based on the book Forbidden Music written by Michael Haas and published by Yale University Press.