1989: A German Story

Series in which German programme-makers reflect and report on aspects of the country that rarely, if ever, find their way into the British media

1989: A German Story - The Sad Death of Mack the Knife

Helmut Kopetzky tells the story of East German actor Wolf Kaiser, feted in the GDR for his performances on stage and screen, but who killed himself in 1992.

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1989: A German Story - Under One Flag

Thomas Franke explores the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, and goes on patrol with the army around the Kosovan city of Prizren, where they are a part of the peacekeeping force.

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1989: A German Story - Westernising East Berlin

Award-winning Berlin-based feature maker Jens Jarisch explores the shifting identity of several places in the former eastern sector of the city.

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