The Berlin Wall stood for 28 years, but up until the very end, on the 9th November 1989, the whole world thought it was permanent. It's now 35 years since the Wall fell, but how did it get built, what was its impact, and how did it fall?

Iain MacGregor, author of Checkpoint Charlie, joins as we go back the dark days of the Cold War through to its end.

Iain MacGregor Links

Checkpoint Charlie: The Cold War, the Berlin Wall and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth

Iain on X

Aspects of History Links

Berlin Wall - OIlie at the Wall

Ollie on X

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