The Berlin Wall, with Russell Tovey

<p dir="ltr">The <span class="il">Berlin</span> Wall was one of the most important symbols of the Cold War, signifying the division of Europe into communist East and capitalist West.</p> <p dir="ltr">But why was the Wall built? How did it affect the lives of ordinary Berliners? And how did it come crashing down in 1989? </p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode we were joined by Russell Tovey, renowned actor who has starred in Being Human, The History Boys and Him & Her. </p> <p dir="ltr">---------</p> <p dir="ltr">CREDITS: </p> <p dir="ltr">Excerpt from Ronald Reagan: "Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall!" <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCO9BYCGNeY&ab_channel=NRCCCommunications" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DGCO9BYCGNeY%26ab_channel%3DNRCCCommunications&source=gmail&ust=1649786348476000&usg=AOvVaw0Qhb-6n5lKxRzz-GXih_y5">https://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr />v=GCO9BYCGNeY&ab_channel=<wbr />NRCCCommunications</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Excerpt from John F. Kennedy's Speech at the <span class="il">Berlin</span> Wall: </p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBQvKXIDiuc&ab_channel=NBCNewsLearn" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DyBQvKXIDiuc%26ab_channel%3DNBCNewsLearn&source=gmail&ust=1649786348476000&usg=AOvVaw13zi-N8jCAkET38usiTmyP"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr />v=yBQvKXIDiuc&ab_channel=<wbr />NBCNewsLearn</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Excerpt from Vollständige Pressekonferenz Günter Schabowski / Full press conference Günter Schabowski 1989: </p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F65XKAc4BrA&ab_channel=historictv" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DF65XKAc4BrA%26ab_channel%3Dhistorictv&source=gmail&ust=1649786348476000&usg=AOvVaw0VVAABvW20Ni3P_G02CrIH"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr />v=F65XKAc4BrA&ab_channel=<wbr />historictv</a