A 22 year old Briton working in East Germany (170)

<p>We speak with Chris Summers who as a 22 year old was sent by his employers to East Germany in a Ford Escort to install British factory machinery. He provides us with interesting insights into life in the provinces of the GDR. </p><p>Long term listeners of the podcast will recognise one of Chris’s colleagues was Tim, husband of Antje who was our guest in episode 82 “A Cold War Romance” available here <a href='https://coldwarconversations.com/episode82/'>https://coldwarconversations.com/episode82/</a></p><p>Chris was also sent to Poland, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia where he tells what he saw and experienced in the latter half of the 1980s.    </p><p>If you can spare it I’m asking listeners to contribute at least $3 USD per month to help keep us on the air (larger amounts are welcome too) plus you can get a sought after CWC coaster as a monthly financial supporter of the podcast and you bask in the warm glow of knowing you helping preserve Cold War history.</p><p>Just go to <a href='https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/'>https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/</a></p><p>I am delighted to welcome Chris Summers  to our Cold War conversation…</p><p>There’s further information on this episode in our show notes, which can also be found as a link in your podcast app here. <a href='https://coldwarconversations.com/episode170/'>https://coldwarconversations.com/episode170/</a></p><p>If you can’t wait for next week’s episode do visit our Facebook discussion group where guests and listeners continue the Cold War Conversation. Just search Cold War Conversations in Facebook.</p><p>Thank you very much for listening. It is really appreciated </p><p>Hi there, a quick word from your host – <b>we won an award for Best Arts &amp; History podcast </b>at the QTT Media awards last week!</p><p>Cold War Conversations is now officially an award-winning podcast which would not have been possible without all of you that listen to us as well as our financial supporters</p><p>Thank you one and all of you!&nbsp;</p><p>