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Bridget Kendall presents an oral history tracing decisive moments of the Cold War.

Cold War: Stories from the Big Freeze: Series 2

Cold War: Stories from the Big Freeze: Series 2: Ostpolitik

11/07/2017

Ostpolitik

Series 2

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How a thaw in relations between West and East Germany shaped five people's lives.

Bridget Kendall explores how the 1970s 'Ostpolitik' thaw in relations between the two Germanies allowed separated families to see each other - even as the Stasi kept watch.

Bridget Kendall explores how 'Ostpolitik', the 1970s thaw in relations between West and East Germany, allowed family members separated by the Cold War division of their country to see each other - even as the East German secret police, the Stasi, kept watch. And she hears too how the relaxation of the border allowed a West German journalist new access to life in the East.

With: Annemarie Knecht, Lorenz Knecht, Ingrid Bartel, Eva Eberbeck, Peter Pragal

Producers: Sabine Schereck and Phil Tinline.

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Bridget Kendall presents an oral history of the early Cold War.

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