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 10: The Shoes
“I started dancing with Eveline.” A final twist in the final chapter.
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- Sat 25 Apr 202017:32GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Sun 26 Apr 202001:32GMTBBC World Service
- Sun 26 Apr 202005:32GMTBBC World Service
- Sun 26 Apr 202022:32GMTBBC 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
