The Berlin Wall - Frederick Taylor (93)

The Berlin Wall - Frederick Taylor (93)

Our interview today is with Frederick Taylor, the author of one of my favourite books on the Berlin Wall. Using official history, archive research and personal stories he has produced one of the definitive books on the Berlin Wall. BUY THE BOOK AND SUPPORT THE PODCAST HERE Now if you like the podcast you can help to support us for the price of a couple of coffees a month. You’ll be helping to cover the show’s increasing costs and keep us on the air, plus you get the sought after CWC coaster too. Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ So back to today’s episode - James speaks with Fred who provides some great accounts of his personal experiences in Berlin as well as the story of the Berlin Wall and its eventual destruction. We welcome Fred Taylor to our Cold War conversation… There’s further information on this episode in our show notes, which can also be found as a link in here your podcast app. https://coldwarconversations.com/episode93/ If you like what you are hearing sign up to our email list at https://coldwarconversations.com/ Radio GDR If you are interested in East Germany we can highly recommend our friends over at Radio GDR. Support the project! https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/ Youtube https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Interview with Stasi Child author - David Young (7)

Interview with Stasi Child author - David Young (7)

We speak with David Young who has written the Stasi Child - Karin Müller series of crime thrillers set in East Germany in the mid 1970s. Support the project! https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ ...

5 Touko 20181h 3min

The 1953 Cold War East German Uprising with Dr Richard Millington (6)

The 1953 Cold War East German Uprising with Dr Richard Millington (6)

We talk about the relatively little known Uprising of 1953 in East Germany.  A lot of focus justifiably is on the fall of the Berlin Wall, but it can be argued that the Uprising of 1953 sowed the seed...

28 Huhti 20181h 35min

Espionage, East Germany and Berlin with Spybrary host Shane Whaley - Part 2 (5)

Espionage, East Germany and Berlin with Spybrary host Shane Whaley - Part 2 (5)

Welcome to episode 5 which is part 2 of our Cold War Conversation with Shane Whaley of Spybrary .  Show notes at coldwarconversations.com/episode5/  We talked for some time ,so I have split this inter...

20 Huhti 201834min

Espionage, East Germany and Berlin with Spybrary host Shane Whaley - Part 1 (4)

Espionage, East Germany and Berlin with Spybrary host Shane Whaley - Part 1 (4)

Welcome to episode 4 (part 1) of Cold War Conversations. Today we’re talking about Cold War espionage, East Germany and Berlin with Spybrary host, Shane Whaley.  Shane runs the Spybrary podcast at spy...

18 Huhti 201856min

The Strange World of East German Football (3)

The Strange World of East German Football (3)

Welcome to Episode 3 of Cold War Conversations where we hear about the strange world of football in East Germany and even if you are not interested in football it’s a fascinating chat.  Craig McCrack...

7 Huhti 20181h 10min

Berlin during the 1960s and 70s  and Signals Intelligence (2)

Berlin during the 1960s and 70s and Signals Intelligence (2)

Welcome to the first full episode of Cold War Conversations where we start with a fascinating eyewitness account of Berlin during the Cold War.  Michael lived in Berlin as a child of US Airforce pers...

1 Huhti 201840min

Cold War Conversations trailer

Cold War Conversations trailer

Experience the Cold War through the voices of the people who were there.  From soldiers to spies and civilians there are hundreds of unique stories told with humour, sadness, and all the emotions in ...

24 Maalis 20181min

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