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World Service,20 Feb 2019,26 mins

SeriesAs the World Sees Britain

Germany and how it sees Britain

The Documentary

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Neil MacGregor visits different countries to talk to leading political, business and cultural figures to find out how they, as individuals and as members of their broader communities, see Britain. In Germany Neil talks to Wolfgang Schäuble, the President of the Bundestag; TV host, writer and cultural commentator Thea Dorn; and Hartmut Dorgerloh, the new Director of Berlin's Humboldt Forum. As the UK prepares to place itself on the world stage as an independent power, he explore the relationship between Germany and Britain. (Photo: Neil MacGregor at the Brandenburgh Gate)

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