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The Wall Years
A selection of programmes relating to the Berlin Wall and its fall.
Tom Robinson's emergency at Checkpoint Charlie
Tom Robinson describes the time he sent an unlikely message on his way into East Berlin.
Erich Honecker's Rock and Roll Years
Henning Wehn investigates 'Ostrock' - the East German rock and pop music scene.
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Tunnelling Under the Berlin Wall—Witness History
In 1964 a group of West German students helped more than 50 people escape from East Berlin
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1989: How the Wall Fell—The World Debate
In a special discussion programme, Sir John Tusa explores the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Raising the Iron Curtain—Traveller's Tree, Series 5
Katie Derham looks at our curiosity to travel and experience Eastern Europe.
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The Documentary—The Documentary, John Simpson Returns To 1989
John Simpson tells the story of 20 years of post-communist life.
The World Tonight—The World Tonight
Robin Lustig marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the communist government in Poland
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1989: Reshaping Europe—Europe's Choice
Allan Little looks at the transformation of Europe following the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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