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1968 The Sixty-Eighters at Sixty - Episode 2

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David Aaronovitch assesses the legacy of 1968, talking to the self-styled revolutionaries of 40 years ago. Visiting Berlin, he talks to former rebel Thomas Schmid, now a senior editor with Springer newspapers. Educationalist Katharina Rutschky explains how a movement which produced the brutality of the notorious Baader-Meinhof gang also paved the way for a revolution in childcare. Other contributors include novelist Peter Schneider and Green MP Marie-Luise Beck.