Berlin Wall
Witness History. Ronald Reagan’s ‘Tear down this wall’ speech. Audio, 11 minutes
In 1987 the US President called on the Soviet Union leader to take down the Berlin Wall
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Witness History. JFK’s 1963 Ich Bin Ein Berliner speech. Audio, 9 minutes
The US President spoke at the newly constructed Berlin Wall at the height of the Cold War
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Short History Of... The Berlin Wall. Audio, 47 minutes
Starting out as a barbed wire fence, the Berlin Wall became a symbol of the Cold War.
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Witness History. Murder at the Berlin Wall. Audio, 9 minutes
In March 1974, Polish man Czesław Kukuczka was shot by a Stasi officer at the Berlin Wall
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The Reunion. The Fall of the Berlin Wall. Audio, 57 minutes
Kirsty Wark is joined by witnesses recalling the day the Berlin Wall came down.
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Witness History. The man who smuggled punk rock across the Berlin Wall. Audio, 9 minutes
How punk rock band Die Toten Hosen secretly played a concert in East Berlin.
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- Posted14 March 2024
Turning Point. The Fall. Audio, 57 minutes
The story of the mistake that caused one of the crucial turning points of the 20th century
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- Posted12 October 2023
Witness History. Treehouse on the Berlin Wall. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1982 a Turkish worker in Germany built a treehouse against the Berlin Wall
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Witness History. Battle for the capital: Bonn v Berlin. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and Germany decided which city would be the new capital
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On This Day. 22 Dec 1989: Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate reopens. Audio, 2 minutes
East and West Berlin leaders meet as symbol of Cold War division is opened to the public.
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Arts & Ideas. Cuba, cold war and RAF Fylingdales. Audio, 45 minutes
Novelist Ian McEwan and researchers into early warning system archives join Anne McElvoy
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- Posted15 March 2022
