History
A vanished refuge of Jewish culture
A WALK IN THE PARK! Our explorer visits a subtle reminder of Nazi atrocities in northern Kreuzberg, where a stone marks the former site of a short-lived theatre that was one one of the most important playhouses in Germany. Read more
May 19, 2020
Historian Jürgen Zimmerer on Germany's other genocide
INTERVIEW! Is it time for Germany to take responsibility for its colonial crimes? Historian Jürgen Zimmerer on the Herero-Nama genocide, the need to ‘decolonise’ the Humboldt Forum and why Germany is still repressing its colonial past. Read more
Mar 12, 2020
Ossi life beyond the Stasi
PHOTO GALLERY! Is a dispassionate look at the GDR finally possible? A film project and an exhibition take a more empathetic look into the everyday lives of East Germans. Read more
Jan 7, 2020
An unlikely Union: The rise of Berlin's rebellious underdog football team
FC Union's qualification to the Bundesliga last season made history. With their next match tomorrow, we explore the legendary GDR football club's history and find out why it's attracting a new generation of Berlin creatives and intellectuals. Read more
Dec 16, 2019
Ampelmann: How a little communist man conquered the West
From Berlin's streets to souvenir shops, we find out how the quirky traffic light symbol of the bygone East went on to colonise the West. Read more
Dec 5, 2019
In search of the Berlin better life
We meet Korean Berliners and find out why they came to the Hauptstadt. From Gastarbeiter nurses to today's young families, students and entrepreneurs, each generation had their own reasons, but they're all here to stay. Read more
Nov 15, 2019
Krueger Bundesarchiv
The S-Bahn from Pyongyang: Berlin's North Korean history
We investigate how the pre-Wall GDR provided a ticket out of North Korea and, ironically, how today's Germany has helped a South Korean filmmaker get into the closed-off country. Read more
Nov 8, 2019
