Matt Frei takes us on an extraordinary journey around Berlin in a new series from the BBC and The Open University. He reveals the city's unique culture, extraordinary past and electrifying present.

The principal tenets of the movement known as Romanticism first began in Germany and England, with the former pioneering the moral and philosophical beliefs and the latter producing the first Romantic artists and poets. This album concentrates on the development and spread of Romanticism in mainland Europe, analysing in clear, concise terms the metaphysical questions and beliefs that engendered the movement, along with the cultural and historical contexts that encouraged its development. The album also explores how Romanticism spread and was adopted in other countries, concentrating on how intellectual progress was often hindered by societal pressures and prejudices. This material forms part of The Open University course A207 From Enlightenment to Romanticism c.1780-1830.

Writing in 1840, Benjamin Disraeli shared his passion for the Bavarian capital.

Dr Stuart Mitchell explains why the Boxer Rebellion is more than a footnote in Western and Chinese history.

Ian Beckett looks at the wider context of the Battle of the Somme.

Freelance photo-researcher Joanne King explains how Hitler used the talents of photographers like Heinrich Hoffman and Walter Frenz to project a striking image of himself to the German people.

Regina Jonas (1902-1944), who is now widely recognised as the world’s first female rabbi, was ordained in Nazi Germany in 1935. However, for many years after her death at Auschwitz, she remained a largely forgotten figure until the discovery of her papers in the early 1990s. This collection explores Jonas’ story, which raises important issues in relation to the role of women in historiography and the connection between processes of remembering, forgetting and identity formation. Stefanie Sinclair, Open University Lecturer in Religious Studies, travels to Berlin to find out more about Jonas’ life and legacy within the Jewish community and speaks to British rabbis Sybil Sheridan and Elli Tikvah Sarah about why Jonas was almost forgotten and what she means to them and to other rabbis in Britain today. This material is taken from the Open University course: A332 Why is religion controversial?

Today, the world’s dyestuffs industry produces around 500,000 tonnes of synthetic dye each year. It’s come a long way since William Henry Perkins discovered mauve.

The fall of the Berlin Wall had a great impact, especially in the world of the arts.