1: Stalking Hitler

How did the aristocrat English socialite Unity Mitford become infatuated with The Führer? How intimate was their relationship? And, as the clouds of war gathered across Europe, why did Adolf Hitler spend hours alone with this woman who was half his age and related to Sir Winston Churchill? Listen to find out!

Sandra Parsons, Literary Editor of the Daily Mail, explores world-exclusive extracts from Unity Mitford’s personal diary - for the first time, Unity’s words tell the story of a bizarre relationship that was both intimate and deeply shocking.

In this first episode, Unity becomes seduced by the dark spectacle of Nazism and sets her sights on befriending Hitler just as the world is waking up to the danger he poses.

Host: Sandra Parsons

Actress: Cicely Whitehead

Producer: Ben Devlin

Sound Design: Jarek Zaba

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

Executive Producer: Bella Soames

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Welcome to Hitler’s English Girlfriend: The Secret Diary of Unity Mitford. Over the last eight months, the Mail has been working on a top secret project… publishing Unity Mitford’s diary for the very first time. Unity Mitford is one of the most notorious women in British history; a high society debutante, who befriended Adolf Hitler as the threat of war loomed across Europe. The Mail received the diary from an anonymous source a year ago, and have had it professionally authenticated by a leading forensic services company. Now, in a world exclusive, the Mail is able to give you access to Unity’s secret diary for the very first time…A Daily Mail production.

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• No. of episodes: 8
• Latest episode: 2025-01-17
• Society & Culture History Documentary

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