Entitled This Word, the Polish entry depicts the plight of Polish children deported from the country's southeastern Zamość region by the Nazi German occupation authorities between 1942 and 1943.
The drama focuses on the extraordinary role of Róża and Jan Zamoyski, a Polish aristocratic couple who saved 470 children from a German transit camp in Zwierzyniec.
Written by Marta Rebzda and directed by Waldemar Modestowicz, with music by Piotr Moss, This Word premiered on public broadcaster Polish Radio in November 2022.
The other two productions vying for the BBC’s Best European Drama are from SWR Südwestrundfunk and NDR Norddeutscher Rundfunk in Germany.
The winners will be announced on March 24 at the Broadcasting House in London.
Last year, This Word won first prize in the full-length drama category at the UK International Audio Drama Festival in Canterbury.
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