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The Ballads of the GamesBerlinPhotos from the making of the Berlin Ballad

Photos by Vince Hunt, John Leonard, Bryan Ledgard, Judith Burrows and David Angel.

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Gretel Bergmann, who was dropped from the German 1936 Olympics team because she was Jewish.

Gretel, 97, when interviewed in New York was Germany's recording breaking high jumper.

  • The running track where Jesse Owens won his three races
  • June Tabor adds a haunting vocal to Martin Simpson's song The Bell
  • Martin Simpson, who contribute two songs, 'The Bell' and 'Glickman and Stoller' to the Berlin ballad
  • Exterior, Berlin Olympic Stadium
  • Berlin Stadium - Reporter Vince Hunt with journalist historian Volker Kluge during a tour for the Ballads
  • Gretel Bergmann, who was dropped from the German 1936 Olympics team because she was Jewish.
  • Dorothy Tyler, 96 when interviewed in Surrey, was a British High Jumper.
  • Louis Zamperini, 95, when interviewed in LA, ran 5000m in Berlin and came last, but his sprint caught the eye of Hitler
  • A carved stone tablet at the Berlin stadium lists 1936 medal winners - there remains a dispute over marathon winner Son Ki Jung
  • The Olympic Bell - This vast bell hung in a tall tower next to the stadium but this was damaged during the war and pulled down
  • Inside the stadium - How Hitler would have seen the Olympic Games
  • Fencing Hall - Off limits for 50 years as the administrative offices were used by the British Army
  • Singer and songwriter Boo Hewerdine
  • Boo Hewerdine songs feature in many of the Ballads
  • Bob Fox, whose distinctive voice runs throughout the Ballads
  • Professor Dr Jutta Braun
  • Professor Dr Christiane Eisenberg

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