Alastair Witnesses the Wende (91)
Alastair took up a teaching post in Halle, East Germany in August 1989 and continued to work in Halle for the next 9 years, seeing the unraveling of the GDR first hand. Now if you like the podcast yo...
10 Nov 20191h 5min
The Opening of the Berlin Wall (90)
Our interview today is in a different format. Cold war Conversations is working with the Imperial War Museum on a project called Voices of the Wall. We will be capturing personal testimonies of people...
9 Nov 201938min
Checkpoint Charlie: The Berlin Wall and the most dangerous place on Earth (89)
Our interview today is with Iain MacGregor, the author of a new book on Checkpoint Charlie. Weaving together personal testimonies, this book is described as a gripping narrative with vivid interviews ...
7 Nov 20191h
Life as a Soviet Child Refugee in West Germany (88)
In this episode, we continue Andrej’s story with his sometimes, harrowing memories of how he became a child refugee in West Germany. Now if you like what your hearing then for the price of a couple o...
2 Nov 201944min
British Forces in Germany: The Lived Experience 1945-2019 (87)
Dr Peter Johnston is the Head of Collections Research and Academic Access at the National Army Museum in London and the author of a lavishly illustrated military and social history of the British forc...
30 Okt 20191h 9min
Growing up on a Soviet base in East Germany (86)
Andrej's father served with the Soviet Army in Germany. He grew up on a military base and shares his childhood memories as East Germany began to disintegrate. So would you like one of those Cold War C...
25 Okt 201943min
Childhood at the Hungarian Border with Austria (85)
Balint grew up in Hungary right next to the border with Austria. Part of his family escaped in 1956 and went to Australia. Balint’s grandfather survived 4 years in a Gulag camp. Would you like a CWC C...
18 Okt 201954min
Life on a Cold War Polaris Nuclear Missile Submarine (84)
As a restless and adventurous 18-year-old, Richard Humphreys joined the submarine service in 1985 and went on to serve aboard the nuclear deterrent for five years at the end of the Cold War. Now befo...
11 Okt 20191h
