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1957 - 1957

The Man Who Changed Faces

15th June 1957

Episode 1

Jim Bishop tells how, during World War Two, a Norwiegian underground fighter switched places with a Nazi officer with the aid of plastic surgery.

The General's War with Scotland

22nd June 1957

Episode 2

Maurice Dekobra tells the story from the 1930s, where a Chinese warlord is wooed by a stern Scottish missionary, in order to save the lives of a number of children.

The Monk of Chimay

29th June 1957

Episode 3

As told by Frank Jerome Riley, he goes in search of his hero, WW1 air ace, Rene Fonck, who has drop out of public life. He meets an ex RAF Spitfire pilot, who was shot down in WWII and was rescued by monks.

Father Tiger

6th July 1957

Episode 4

Frederic Sondern tells of Father Maggiore of Naples, who removes his robes to became a member of a dangerous street gang. The priest wins the boys over, providing the means to schooling and shelter, which lead to a better way of life.

My Favourite Kidnapper

13th July 1957

Episode 5

Having arrived in Munich ahead of the liberation army, a US airman joins forces with the local resistance to dupe Bavarian Nazis into surrender.

The Billion Franc Mystery

20th July 1957

Episode 6

In Paris 1938, an American journalist is warned of a plot to devalue the French economy by printing duplicate banknotes, but there is more to this story than at first appears.

Santa Claus in a Jeep

27th July 1957

Episode 7

Ralph Bellamy plays a UN officer determined to help peasants in the Greek countryside with relief aid after the war.But a partisan leader, who once fought the Nazis, now controls the people with terror, and wants no part of the UN help.

The Millionth Frenchman

3rd August 1957

Episode 8

A public relations scheme to honour the millionth repatriated French soldier from Prisoner of War camps runs into some comedic snags when the man selected won't go without his unsavoury comrade.

The George Polk Story

10th August 1957

Episode 9

A lady reporter covers the murder of CBS newsman during the 1947 Greek civil war, but she's unexpectedly accused of complicity in it.

The Littlest Sergeant

17th August 1957

Episode 10

A comic story of how a Polish orphan boy is adopted by an American sergeant while fighting in Germany. After the war, the boy must stay behind until he's processed, but in the mean time makes lots of trouble.

The Unknown Man

24th August 1957

Episode 11

Stevadores unloading a ship in London discover a weak stowaway suffering from lack of food and water, but the captain of the communist Polish ship has him hauled away. The free Polish embassy works hard through a holiday weekend to have him freed, enlisting help from high judges and prime minister Churchill.

Tatiana, the Czar's Daughter

31st August 1957

Episode 12

An American reporter relates how the Czar's daughter, who escaped her family's murder, now incognito as a nurse, is sought by soviet agents who would prevent her from collecting a hidden inheritance.

Two Against the Kremlin

7th September 1957

Episode 13

An American correspondent with a Russian wife and children faces increased hostility in Moscow during Stalin's reign, and try desperately to secure a way out of the country.

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The series adapted for television some true tales from press correspondents from around the world.