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Staying Connected - London Edition

Staying Connected - London Edition

Written by: German Embassy London
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 What does the future relationship between Germany and the United Kingdom look like? Staying Connected highlights common interests and opportunities for German-British cooperation through wide-ranging discussions between experts and people with a special connection with both countries.All rights reserved Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Episode 18: The 'B' Word: Berlin

    Episode 18: The 'B' Word: Berlin
    Oct 31 2023
    What makes Berlin so attractive? Has the German capital become 'normal'? Does someone really walk sheep on an abandoned airstrip? Author and broadcaster John Kampfner and RTL journalist Katharina Delling discuss Berlin's allure, British and German idiosyncrasies and a recent poll of UK peoples attitudes towards Germany in this latest episode of the podcast.
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    31 mins
  • Episode 17: The Kindertransport

    Episode 17: The Kindertransport
    Sep 7 2023
    In 1939, Maria Ault and Kurt Marx managed to escape Nazi Germany and were brought to the UK on the Kindertransport. They told London-based German radio correspondent Gabi Biesinger their moving stories: what it was like to arrive in the UK as children, their journeys, whether they saw their parents again, and the importance of Holocaust education.
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    41 mins
  • Episode 16: Illustrating children's books with Axel Scheffler and Rosie Goldsmith

    Episode 16: Illustrating children's books with Axel Scheffler and Rosie Goldsmith
    Apr 5 2023
    Generations of children have grown up with children’s books illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Most recently, he read The Gruffalo to school pupils in Hamburg with Her Majesty The Queen Consort during a state visit in Germany. Before the royal visit, journalist Rosie Goldsmith sat down with Axel Scheffler to ask him about his work, his influences and his life as a German in the UK.
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    29 mins
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