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Dan Snow's History Hit

Hiding Anne Frank

Dan Snow's History Hit

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4.713.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Warfare, host James Patton Rogers is joined by Tony Phelan and Susanna Fogel, creators of the new TV series A Small Light, which explores the remarkable true story of Miep Gies, who hid Anne Frank and her family during the Holocaust. The trio discuss the character of Gies and how she went from Otto Frank's employee to hiding his whole family in the secret annexe for two years.


A Small Light is currently streaming on Disney+, with two episodes released each week.


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0:00.0

Hi everybody, welcome to Dan Snow's History It.

0:03.4

In this episode I really want to share with you a brilliant episode from a sibling podcast

0:07.6

of history hits in our stable.

0:09.5

This is Warfare, a fantastic team led by Dr James Rogers there, and he talked to Tony

0:14.7

Felon and Susanna Fogel.

0:16.9

Their creators are the new TV series Small Light, which explores a really remarkable true

0:22.1

story as the woman who hid Anne Frank and her family during the Holocaust.

0:25.8

You might have heard my interview with Anne Frank's stepsister on this podcast a little

0:29.2

while back, so this is really does fill in the story from another point of view.

0:32.9

James and his two guests discuss Meet Guys.

0:37.2

How she went from being Otto Frank's employee to hiding that family in the annex for two

0:42.6

years.

0:44.2

After this podcast, go and check out a Small Light It streaming on Disney Plus.

0:47.7

There are two episodes released each week and it's really good.

0:51.4

In the meantime folks, enjoy this episode of Warfare.

1:03.4

Hi Susanna and Tony, welcome to Warfare and thanks so much for taking the time to talk

1:07.9

about your new series for Disney Plus and National Geographic, a Small Light and Eight-Part

1:13.3

Drama that follows Meet Guys, the young secretary who took on the dangerous and monumental

1:18.8

task of hiding Otto Frank and his family from the Nazis during World War II.

1:23.8

Now, Susanna and Tony, you are both known for your work on some of the biggest shows in

1:28.2

US television and film from Grey's Anatomy and the flight attendant to Booksmart amongst

1:33.2

many, many others.

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