First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
In the 1980s, communist Albania was one of the most isolated places on earth, to the young Lea Ypi it was home. But the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1990 changed everything. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
The results of the first multi-party elections held in Albania in 1991 triggered widespread protests and much disillusionment. The author is coming of age as history is being made. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
In 1985, the death of the Communist Party leader and founder of the Albanian state, the revered Enver Hoxha, meant the beginning of the end of history for the young Lea Ypi. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
The author’s family face bewildering changes as Albania undergoes the painful transition from a one-party Communist state to an embryonic capitalist democracy. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
As the political climate in Albania changes to a new order, even the most mundane social interactions seem to be subject to scrutiny. Suspicion is everywhere. Show more