The Fall Of The Berlin Wall

An episode of the Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan podcast, hosted by Newstalk, titled "The Fall Of The Berlin Wall" was published on November 10, 2024 and runs 49 minutes.

November 10, 2024 ·49m · Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

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We're marking the 35th anniversary of one of the most seismic events of the 20th century: the fall of the Berlin Wall. We'll find out why it was built, how it fell, and how it brought an end to the Cold War.

Joining Patrick Geoghegan is: Prof Patrick Major, Professor of Modern History at the University of Reading; Katja Hoyer, historian, author of ‘Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990', and visiting Research Fellow at King’s College London; and Frederick Taylor, historian, author of ‘The Berlin Wall: A World Divided, 1961-1989' and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Great Britain.

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