Helena Merriman tells the true story of a man who dug a tunnel under the Berlin Wall
Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Helena Merriman tells the extraordinary true story of a man who dug a tunnel into the East, right under the feet of border guards, to help friends, family and strangers escape. It’s also the story of the Stasi spy who betrays the tunnel, the American TV network which funds it and the love that develops between refugees who find freedom together.
The series is based on original interviews with the survivors as well as thousands of documents from the Stasi archives and recordings from the tunnel.
Episode 6: The Gun
“And then my interrogation began.” The escape operation unravels.
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- Sat 28 Mar 202018:32GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Sun 29 Mar 202001:32GMTBBC World Service
- Sun 29 Mar 202005:32GMTBBC World Service
- Sun 29 Mar 202021:32GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
Tunnel 29: Download the whole series for free
Stream or download all 10 episodes of this real-life Cold War thriller for free
