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...German culture, it’s unsurprising it played a part in the events of November 1989. Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich flew to Berlin and performed Bach sonatas to passers-by, and barely had the border crossings opened before East Berliners had the opportunity to re-engage with one of the city’s most prestigious cultural institutions: the Berlin Philharmonic...

...bombed from the air. Paxman meets a 105-year-old eyewitness to the shelling of Hartlepool, who describes how she thought the Germans had landed. Total war has come to Britain. More about the series This episode was first broadcast on Monday 27 January at 9pm on BBC One. For more information, and a link to watch again on the iPlayer where available, visit the BBC website....

...courses and qualifications. 1. What first got you interested in history? [Luc-André Brunet]As an undergraduate student, I did an interdisciplinary liberal arts degree in Canada, which included a fair bit of history. I spent one year abroad in Paris, where most of my modules were on French history, which I loved. When the time came to specialise for my postgraduate...

...German U-boat in the Medway, he describes Germany's attempt to starve the country into submission—could the Win the War Cookbook save the day? Hoarders are put on trial as newspapers expose how the rich dine out on lobsters in Mayfair. Fear of moral corruption prompts the government to police the nation's bedrooms. A full-length documentary film of fighting in the...

...course they’ve anglicised the word - the Spanish plural would be ‘señores’, but that would have ruined the rhyme.) In contrast to this was the headline in Germany’s Die Welt last week following Theresa May’s letter triggering Article 50. Written in what’s known as ‘Denglish’ (a mixture of English and German) it read ‘Dear Brits, ze door is schtill...

...course on most of the people. War Bonds are not much dearer than turkeys or chickens! - and they are much less wasteful. The people have shown strong common sense, in regard to certain aspects of war - its length, for example. They know that, as the King told us some time ago, "the end is not in sight". As they have never believed the short-lived prophets, magicians,...