Bertolt Brecht was first played on NTS on 2 August 2019. Songs played include Matrosen-Tango.

Bertolt Brecht (born Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht; 10 February 1898–14 August 1956) was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director.

His collaboration with composer Kurt Weill in particular created popular music classics such as Mack The Knife and Alabama Song.

An influential theatre practitioner of the twentieth century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the Berliner Ensemble — the post-war theatre company operated by Brecht and his wife and long-time collaborator, the actress Helene Weigel…