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The Einstein Vendetta

03/08/2026
60 min
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Subtitled Hitler, Mussolini and a True Story of Murder, Thomas Harding’s latest takes us to Italy in the summer of 1944. Villa Il Focardo is home to Robert Einstein, cousin of Albert, the world-famous scientist and a prominent enemy of the Nazi regime. Just 12 hours after a unit of German soldiers arrive, they have vanished – and a family lies dead. The award-winning author of Hanns and Rudolf, The Maverick and The House by the Lake joins acclaimed biographer Anne Sebba to discuss this previously untold true crime story, antisemitism, fascism and the search for justice.

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Anne Sebba

Anne Sebba is a historian and one of Britain’s most distinguished biographers who began her career as a Reuters correspondent based in London and Rome. She has written eleven works of non-fiction, mostly about iconic twentieth-century women, which have been translated into several languages including French, Polish, Czech, Japanese and Chinese. She makes regular television […]
Thomas Harding

Thomas Harding is a bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than 20 languages. He has written for the Sunday Times, the Washington Post and the Guardian, amongst other publications. His books include Hanns and Rudolf, which won the JQ-Wingate Prize for Non-Fiction, The House by the Lake, which was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award, Blood on the Page, which […]

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The Einstein Vendetta

03/08/2026
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60 min

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Anne Sebba

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Anne Sebba is a historian and one of Britain’s most distinguished biographers who began her career as a Reuters correspondent based in London and...

Thomas Harding

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Thomas Harding is a bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than 20 languages. He has written for the Sunday Times, the...