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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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Martin Simpson, who contribute two songs, 'The Bell' and 'Glickman and Stoller' to the Berlin ballad

The songs are inspired by the Olympic Bell and two American relay runners who were Jewish

  • 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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