BBC

From Secret Fortresses to Urban Spaces: The Fascinating History of Bunkers in Berlin

Berlin (category)
5 min read
16/09/202517/09/2025

In the aftermath of World War II, Berlin became a city split in two—a concrete sign of the ideological divide between East and West. This short video, Life in POSTWAR BERLIN before the WALL, which I found on the BBC Archive YouTube page, explores the stark differences in the quality of life between East and West Berlin and the invisible boundary between them.

Berlin’s Divided Heart: Stories of Resilience and Resistance

Berlin (category)
4 min read
15/04/202426/04/2024

Clive James’s Postcard from Berlin was part of a TV travel documentary series that was broadcast in Great Britain in 1995. In this show, you can see Australian broadcaster and comedian Clive James exploring the German capital a few years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of the country.

Postcard from Berlin with Clive James

Berlin (category)
3 min read
09/02/202002/03/2020

You have to see Make Me a German below as a British joke on Germany. If you don't see it like that, I don't think you will enjoy it as much as I did. If you do, maybe, it will help you with some things that tricked me for a while. Like how productive Germans can be, how much do they love beer and potatoes and, of course, how they take care of children.

Make Me a German – A Funny Series from BBC

Berlin (category)
2 min read
22/02/201421/06/2023