a key moment was actually 1989 and the berlin wall coming down.king about in the last three or four yea rs about in the last three or four years in thinking that is in the wind started blowing, we need to go back 30 years if not more. if you are taking the longer you would ask, what was it the communist revolution is of 1917 stops, and what came out the other side of them... actually, i'm going to stop you, may be the key moment was not the fall of the berlin wall, may be the key moment was deng xiaoping saying that china was going to embrace capitalism and that he was going to do it while maintaining the political authority of the communist party. maybe actually, when we look at the span of the next 100 years, that will be much more important. well, i wrote a book about that, and in fact you are right. the tiananmen square incident in july 1989 was almost synchronous with the berlin wall coming down in the colla pse berlin wall coming down in the collapse of the soviet union sent shock waves through the communist party in china, and even now, xij

maybe the key moment wasn't the fall of the berlin wall.aring that china was going to embrace capitalism and that he was going to do it while maintaining the political authority of the communist party. maybe that... when we look at the span of the next 100 years, that will be much more important. well, i would buy a book about that. and you're right. i mean, in fact, the tiananmen square incident in july 1989 happened...was almost synchronous with the berlin wall coming down and the collapse of the soviet union sent shock waves through the communist party in china. and even now xijinping is, i wouldn't say obsessive, but studies very carefully about how the soviet union had failed to adapt and how it failed to respond to the crisis in ‘89. and there's no doubt that the modern trajectory of china from deng xiaoping onwards has been very heavily influenced by seeing what happens when there's a lack of control, lack of anticipation and trying to work out how to respond in advance, so i think that these are...these are very closely connected to

berliners helped those in the east escape. this man in this picture is close mr from goes that he's my grandfather and in this picture you see them building a tunnel under the burden wall b.r. goggles bring on tons family legacy to life they let in descend into a virtual shaft like the one his grandfather and other estate agents had built from east to west berlin. 12 meters underground the 145 meter long tunnel under the berlin wall took 6 months to complete its super uncomfortable here. to be our director for sending this is a perfect example for how virtual reality can bring history to life with. things have progressed in a way that we now are starting to see historical material processed in a whole new way suddenly old scans can be displayed in a 4 k. or even 8 k. in a are we have the opportunity to expand these worlds i thinking it possible to step into historic scenes we've otherwise only known from pictures where newspaper articles and order the author of a. gripping tales from the past reconstructed up close and in full color. we are going to be. crossing the 1970 s. border at checkpoint charlie is no simple task not even n.p.r. but this installation for berlin

and that was the year when the berlin wall went up.the cu ban time of huge tension, only one year before the cuban missile crisis, and i think he was quite nervous at the time about whether he would even be allowed to do these novels, which is why he adopted the pen name ofjohn le carre, rather than using his own name. the character i grew up with is actually george smiley, as played by the late sir alec guinness, who kind of epitomises for me that world, and some of the other actors like carol reed, playing these rather complex, sad, beaten down individuals. do you think people in that world today can still see something in his work that feels like it resonates? 0r something in his work that feels like it resonates? or does itjust feel like a totally different world from that? it is a different world. but, from having met a number of people who worked in the industry, they would say it's immensely collegiate. people are not doing it for the money, spies are not very well—paid. 0r for the money, spies are not very well—paid. or at leas

agents had built from east to west berlin. 12 meters underground the 145 metre long tunnel under the berlin wall took 6 months to complete its super i call for a boy here. to be our director for sending this is a perfect example for how virtual reality can bring history to life with a lot of things have progressed in a way that we now are starting to see historical material processed in a whole new way suddenly old scans can be displayed in a 4 k. or even 8 k. and we are we have the opportunity to expand these worlds i'd making it possible to step into historic scenes we've otherwise only known from pictures were newspaper articles with order of the author. gripping tales from the past reconstructed up close and in full color. we are going what are you. crossing the 1970 s. border at checkpoint charlie is no simple task not even n.p.r. but this installation for bill interests also sees room for in the style she quips into former east berlin agency. travelling through time is just so much fun some developers want to go one step further and use we are to make history relive a book how would you li

the fall of the berlin wall or the death of princess diana events that feel seared in their brains. these are called flashbulb memories and we have great confidence in them but were surprisingly wrong says cognitive neuroscientist elizabeth phelps. in the days after 911 felt this team surveyed over 3000 people about what they recall doing that day. we asked people to how did you 1st hear about the tac who were you with where were you. then phelps gave them a similar survey after 13 and 10 years it turns out even flashbulb memories are often illusory overall people remembered the central event well the exploding towers but the rest of their memories often changed over time. if we compare memories for what you told me happened to you personally right after the attack versus a year later about 40 to 50 percent of the time the details of those memories are different almost half. here we asked people you know what were you doing and this person the 1st time in the 1st service said i was in the kitchen making breakfast a year later they said i'm in the dorm room folding laundry we had one

after the berlin wall sell later that year the symphony became part of the soundtrack of german reunification. the american conductor leonard bernstein performed the nights in the eastern and western parts of the once divided city. he changed the text from joy to freedom. to. i. some experts believe that may have been the word schiller originally wrote. since 1905 the oed to join melody has been the official anthem of the european community now the european union. it stands for the common values of the member states freedom peace and solidarity. to avoid favoring one language over any other and instrumental version was chosen as the european anthem. of the. seeds of might if. it was it's exactly the way that. the latest stuff. really was a little feeling this was a real it was us the most. basic physical model of the whole mind it then move it in the end to the bodies on smile and there's. a. surprise if you flew out that musical scene is of a muffled musky to see who is it if you will most americans lissa move ways i live here call me to just give them a huge huge ripple of clover sit by. th

kerry didn't stop writing when the cold war ended with the fall of the berlin wall in 1989 for kerry the world of espionage was always a metaphor for the human condition. the writer was disappointed with the geo political developments in the 90s. tailor of panama. was my 1st novel. with no ideological content it spoke to the new materialism to the new postwar era it spoke also to my own disappointment that there was no energy for the reconstruction of the world when the cold war ended. the reuters stories were often sacked in germany. and i think that it was in some mysterious way my destiny always to write about germany in one way or another the writer often made cameo appearances in the film versions of his brother will show a lot of speaking parts in the b.b.c. series time. but sometimes it was blink and you'll miss him. the master of spying fiction john kerry has passed away at the age of 89. on topic we could all do with a bit more escapist literature these days so our series on german language novels in english is timely if you need to complete your christmas reading list all s

you saw some of the pictures of the f-117 and the berlin wall. it is just spectacular. what was interesting is during the president's funeral, the ceremony we wanted it timed at sunset, and you don't know when it's going to pass, so it's very difficult, but it was june 5. but when that sunset, when we laid him to rest, this is an extraordinary location. patrick: very good. you te'ed it up in your presentation, i know we will go back to the oval office and test our viewers a little bit of history. tell us what is your question for the audience? duke: this is the resolute desk. i am pretty sure there has only been two modifications done. if there is someone smarter than me out there, please let us know via the chat. but there have been two modifications. the first one, if you look at the eagle right at the front, when the desk was first built, it did not have that door. the most famous picture is john john peeking out while kennedy was sitting there. but roosevelt had that put in there. now, here is the question. what was the second modification? do you want me to answer

he didn't stop writing with the ll of the berlin wall, though he was this is -- disillusioned with whatame after it. >> "tailor of panama was my first novel with no ideological content, speaking to the new postwar era and my own disappointment that there was no energy for the reconstruction of the world when the cold war ended. >> john the car -- john the carry -- john the car -- john sviatlana tsikhanouskaya -- john kres harrington -- john le carr e, pasng away. brent: first, a total eclipse of the sun. ♪ ♪ >> you're watching live from paris. here is what is coming up on the program. the u.s. electoral college set to seal joe biden's presidential victory in spite of donald trump's attempts, withstanding his assault on the election results. u.s. covid-19 deaths top 300,000. just as vaccinations begin. americans who work in health care will be the first to get the protected shots. the u.s. lapse sanctions on turkey for purchasing a russian missile system. ankara

berliners helped those in the east escape. this man in this picture is tells measure from close that he's my grandfather and in this picture you see him building a tunnel under the burden wall. b.r. goggles bring on tons family legacy to life they let in descend into a virtual shaft like the one his grandfather and other estate agents had built from east to west berlin. 12 meters underground the 145 meter long tunnel under the berlin wall took 6 months to complete its super and coughed avoid here. to be our director for sending this is a perfect example for help virtual reality can bring history to life with. things have progressed in a way that we now are starting to see historical material processed in a whole new way suddenly old scans can be displayed in a 4 k. or even 8 k. in a are we have the opportunity to expand these worlds i'd making it possible to step into historic scenes we've otherwise only known from pictures where newspaper articles with can order the author. gripping tales from the past reconstructed up close and in full color. we are going to. crossing the 1970 s. border at checkpoint charlie is no simple task not even n.p.r. but this is. still ation for b

but like kerry didn't stop writing when the cold war ended with the fall of the berlin wall in 1989 carries the world of espionage was always a metaphor for the human condition. the writer was disappointed with the geo political developments in the ninety's. tailor of panama as a novel was my 1st novel with no ideological content it spoke to the new materialism to the new postwar era it spoke also to my own disappointment that there was no energy for the reconstruction of the world when the cold war ended. the writers stories were often set in germany. i think. it was in some mysterious way my destiny always to write to. but germany in one way or another or the right often made cameo appearances in the film fashions a face for sure but they will show a lot of speaking parts and it b.b.c. series time you. but sometimes it was booming and you miss. the master of spying fiction jonah keri has passed away at the age of 89. well my next guest tonight knew john le carre as an author as a client and as a friend i'm happy to welcome to the day mr johnny geller he is the c.e.o. of the curtis brown g

after the berlin wall sell later that year the symphony became part of the soundtrack of german reunification. the american conductor leonard bernstein performed the nights in the eastern and western parts of the once divided city. he changed the text from joy to freedom. to. i. some experts believe that may have been the word shilling originally well. since 1905 the oed to join melody has been the official anthem of the european community now the european union. it stands for the common values of the member states freedom 2 peace and solidarity. to avoid favoring one language over any other and instrumental version was chosen as the european anthem. of the. seeds of the might if. there was a thing for that me to believe that. yes stuff. really was also feeling this was a real test such as the most. basic physical model of the whole mind it then unknown to the body since mind there's. a. surprise it before while vellum is equal c. is of a muffled musky who see evil as if he did almost all members of his lissa move ways i live here call me to just give him a cute movie political over sick fuck

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metaphor for the human condition he didn't stop writing when the cold war ended with the fall of the berlin wallthough he was disillusioned with what came after it. tailor of panama as a novel was my 1st novel with no ideological content its spoke to the new materialism to the new postwar era it spoke also to my own disappointment that there was no energy for the reconstruction of the world when the cold war and. shone like caraway master of spy fiction passed away at the age of 89. italy's mount etna has erupted providing a spectacular nighttime display of. ash and explosions a lot of us blow could resign from nearby city of catan ear of arses have not reported any danger to the villages and towns on the mountain slopes and the volcanic ash clouds can disrupt flights the time is airport is operating normally. i don't forget you can always get the w. news on the go just download from google play or from the up still a good reference to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications by means breaking news if you're part of a news story but also use it to send those photos

agents had built from east to west berlin. 12 meters underground the 145 meter long tunnel under the berlin wall took 6 months to complete its super uncomfortable here. to be our director philip sending this is a perfect example for how virtual reality can bring history to life. things have progressed in a way that we now are starting to see historical material processed in a whole new way suddenly old scans can be displayed in a 4 k. or even 8 k. and we are we have the opportunity to expand these world. making it possible to step into historic scenes we've otherwise only known from pictures where newspaper articles with can order the author comforting. gripping tales from the past reconstructed up close and in full color. we are going to. crossing the 1970 s. border at checkpoint charlie is no simple task not even n.p.r. but this installation for bill interests also sees room for in the style she glimpse into former east berlin soon to see. traveling through time is just so much fun some developers want to go one step further and used to make history relive a bull how would you like to take par

kerry didn't stop writing when the cold war ended with the fall of the berlin wall in 1989 for kerry the world of espionage was always a metaphor for the human condition. the writer was disappointed with the geo political developments in the 90s. tailor of panama. was my 1st novel. with no ideological content it spoke to the new materialism to the new postwar era it spoke also to my own disappointment that there was no energy for the reconstruction of the world when the cold war and. the reuters stories were often sacked in germany. laughing clicked it was in some mysterious way my destiny always to write about germany in one way or another the writer often made cameo appearances in the film versions of his books if you plot it will show a lot of speaking parts in the b.b.c. series the time. but sometimes it was booming and you'll miss. the master of spying fiction john the carry has passed away at the age of 89. on topic we could all do with a bit more escapist literature these days so our series on german language novels in english is timely if you need to complete your christmas r

didn't stop writing when the cold war ended with the fall of the berlin wall in 1989. people carried the world of espionage was always a metaphor for the human condition. the rights i was disappointed with geopolitical developments in the ninety's tailor of panama as a novel was my 1st novel with no ideological content its spoke to the new materialism to the new postwar era it spoke all. so to my own disappointment that there was no energy for the reconstruction of the world when the cold war ended. his stories are often delayed in germany. that's incorrect because in some mysterious way my dense to me always to write about germany in one way or another the writer often made cameo appearances in the film fashions of his future but it will show a loss of taking part in a b.b.c. series in time you know. but sometimes it was booming and you'll miss. the master of spying fiction jonah kerry has passed away at the age of 89. ask more from scott rock's brought from d.w. culture who joins us from germany's former capital bomb welcome scott i don't like kerry had a special con

kerry didn't stop writing when the cold war ended with the fall of the berlin wall in 1989 for kerry the world of espionage was always a metaphor for the human condition. the writer was disappointed with the geo political developments in the ninety's. tailor of panama. was my 1st novel. with no ideological conflict it spoke to the new materialism to the new postwar era it spoke also to my own disappointment that there was no energy for the reconstruction of the world when the cold war ended. the reuters stories were often sacked in germany. that's incorrect because in some mysterious way my dense to me always to write about germany in one way or another the writer often made cameo appearances in the film versions of his books your brother will show a lot of speaking parts in the b.b.c. series the time. but sometimes it was blink and you'll miss him. the master of spine fiction john macquarie has passed away at the age of 89. on topic we could all do with a bit more escapist literature these days so our series on german language novels in english is timely if you need to complete your

the fall of the berlin wall or the death of princess diana events that feel seared in their brains. these are called flashbulb memories and we have great confidence in them but were surprisingly wrong says cognitive neuroscientist elizabeth phelps. in the days after 911 felt this team surveyed over 3000 people about what they recall doing that day. we asked people to how did you 1st hear about the tac who are you with where were you. then phelps gave them a similar survey after 13 and 10 years it turns out even flashbulb memories are often illusory overall people remembered the central event well the exploding towers but the rest of their memories often changed over time. if we compare memories for what you told me happened to you personally right after the attack versus a year later about 40 to 50 percent of the time the details of those memories are different almost half. here we asked people you know what were you doing and this person the 1st time in the 1st service said i was in the kitchen making breakfast a year later they said i'm in the dorm room folding laundry we had one

after the berlin wall sell later that year the symphony became part of the soundtrack of german reunification. the american conductor leonard bernstein performed the nights in the eastern and western parts of the once divided city. she changed the text from joy to freedom. to. i. some experts believe that may have been the word schiller originally wrote. since 1905 the ode to joy melody has been the official anthem of the european community now the european union. it stands for the common values of the member states freedom peace and solidarity. to avoid favoring one language over any other and instrumental version was chosen as the european anthem. of. its example might it if. it was it's exactly the way that that is a lot of. really feeling this way of us is that. this is a clip of the whole mayan if then and known to the bodies on smog there's. a. surprise it in flew out that let me see cosy is of a muffin must be to see who is it that israel most the members of his lissa of ways i do very well may just give them a huge huge republic over supply of. those. the afford to kill them over some

>> brookwood not have been as masterful as baker was at the moment of the fall of the berlin wall and dissolution of the soviet union. in a weird way he never showed much interest in the greatest form policy issue of his life which was the cold war. i thank you found the soviet union to be too abstract or static not enough happening holbrooke never the been entrusted. the intensity and attention was always directed toward two were there was conflict and suffering bosnia and afghanistan. once the cold war ended holbrooke saw the opportunity for democrats to reenter the foreign policy arena. he was scarred by vietnam as with every democrat of his generation by having been involved in the war and for thinking we needed to get out which is the position he ended up in. always looking over his shoulder worried about an attack from the hawks once the cold war ended then the pressure was off. and he had an outsized idea what america could do as the sole superpower he wanted to be involved not just in bosnia and kosovo, cyprus, congo, not with horn of africa and all purpose negotiator all thes

but like kerry didn't stop writing when the cold war ended with the fall of the berlin wall in 1989 forkerry the world of espionage was always a metaphor for the human condition. the writer was disappointed with the geo political developments in the ninety's. tailor of panama as a novel was my 1st novel with no ideological content its spoke to the new materialism to the new postwar era it spoke also to my own disappointment that there was no energy for the reconstruction of the world when the cold war and. the rights of stories were often sacked in germany. but it was in some mysterious way my destiny always to write. but germany in one way or another or the rights often made cameo appearances in the film fashions a face full picture but they will show a lot of speaking parts and it b.b.c. series time you. but sometimes it was thrilling and you'll miss. the master of spying fiction jonah keri has passed away at the age of 89. well my next guest tonight knew john le carre as an author as a client and as a friend i'm happy to welcome to the day mr johnnie geller he is the c.e.o. of the cu

doing at what was meant to be a somber reflection on solidarity with memorials to $911.00 and the berlin wall trump focused on allies low defense spending many of these nations oh massive amounts of money from past years and not paying in those past years that sent a signal even though the later it say the magic words are going to coaching. you know that signal was out those magic words all for $1.00 and $1.00 for all nato's bedrock but hard for trump to say the one he tends to focus on is himself. a race about $40000000.00 over the last year so i think you know like from trump has consistently distorted facts about how nato is funded which is primarily nations investing in their own military but one of his talking points is partially true though he can't take credit for europeans reversing spending declines which started years before he took office his constant pressure likely did encourage allies to bump up their budgets as fast as they could and that says outgoing u.s. ambassador to nato kay bailey hutchinson is a positive legacy we have done so much that's good and i think the president p

it was written while he was working for mi6 at the british embassy in bonn, at the time the berlin walls iciest. what the hell do you think spies are? moral philosophers measuring everything they do against the word of god or karl marx? they're not. so many of his stories explored the battles between the eastern and western blocs, but he wasn't deterred by the fall of the iron curtain. his first post—cold war novel... the night manager. ..another best—seller. 20 years later, for its tv adaptation, key locations were changed and a major male character became a woman. we've not been introduced. my name is angela burr. its themes of secrecy and betrayal remained. it was a global hit, the author even playing a rare cameo. i must apologise for my friend's misbehaviour. you bloody well should. le carre tried other types of book, but spy novels were what he did best. he believed authors and spies had much in common, both hiding their real selves in characters of their own creation. john le carre, who's died at 89. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the mountain climber reaching some dizz

breakthrough novel, written while he was working for mi6 at the british embassy in bonn when the berlin wallg tweeted: agent of 15 yea rs, king tweeted: agent of 15 years, johnny geller wrote: his work did define the cold war era but his first post—cold war era but his first post—cold war novel... the night manager. with another bestseller and hit tv adaptation 20 years later where the author played every cameo. but it was his final will still be most for and believed authors and spies had much in common, both hiding their real selves in characters of their own creation. keith boyle, bbc news. john le carre, who's died at the age of 89. and stay with us on bbc news. a spike aspike in a spike in corona cases in germany expected over the festive period. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict — conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agree

metaphor for the human condition he didn't stop writing when the cold war ended with the fall of the berlin wallthough he was disillusioned with what came after it. tailor of panama as a novel was my 1st novel with no ideological content its spoke to the new materialism to the new postwar era it spoke also to my own disappointment that there was no energy for the reconstruction of the world when the cold war and. shone like our a master of spy fiction passed away at the age of 89. and finally italy's melt as a raft of providing spectacular nighttime display of ash and explosions the lavas glow could be seen from the nearby city of could tell you authorities are not reporting any danger to the villages and towns on the slopes and the volcanic ash clouds can disrupt air travel the airport is running north you're watching news from berlin i'll be. at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day and to see that. the fight against the corona virus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and contacts the coronavirus update comi

it was written while he was working for mi6 at the british embassy in bonn, at the time the berlin wall at its iciest. what the hell do you think spies are? moral philosophers measuring everything they do against the word of god or karl marx? they're not. so many of his stories explored the battles between the eastern and western blocs, but he wasn't deterred by the fall of the iron curtain. his first post—cold war novel... the night manager. ..another best—seller. 20 years later, for its tv adaptation, key locations were changed and a major male character became a woman. we've not been introduced. my name is angela burr. its themes of secrecy and betrayal remained. it was a global hit, the author even playing a rare cameo. i must apologise for my friend's misbehaviour. you bloody well should. le carre tried other types of book, but spy novels were what he did best. he believed authors and spies had much in common — both hiding their real selves in characters of their own creation. and stay with us on bbc news as we'll have more on john le carre's extraordinary life and work. saddam hus

doing at what was meant to be a somber reflection on solidarity with memorials to $911.00 and the berlin wall trump focused on allies low defense spending many of these nations oh massive amounts of money from past years and not paying in those past years that sent a signal even though we later say the magic words are going to coaching. you know that signal was out those magic words all for $1.00 and $1.00 for all nato's bedrock but hard for trump to say the one he tends to focus on is himself. raise the bad $40000000.00 over the last year so i think you know like from trump has consistently distorted facts about how nato is funded which is primarily nations investing in their own military but one of his talking points is partially true though he can't take credit for europeans reversing spending declines which started years before he took office his constant pressure likely did encourage allies to bump up their budgets as fast as they could and that says outgoing u.s. ambassador to nato kay bailey hutchison is a positive legacy we have done so much that's good and i think the president pushe

but like kerry didn't stop writing when the cold war ended with the fall of the berlin wall in 1989 for kerry the world of espionage was always a metaphor for the human condition. the writer was disappointed with the geo political developments in the ninety's. tailor of panama as a novel was my 1st novel with no ideological content its spoke to the new materialism to the new postwar era it spoke also to my own disappointment that there was no energy for the reconstruction of the world when the cold war and. the reuters stories were often set in germany. because in some mysterious way my destiny always to write. but germany in one way or another or the rights of the make cameo appearances in the film fashions a face for sure but they will show a loss of taking part in it b.b.c. series time meal. but sometimes it was thrilling and you'll miss him. the master of spying fiction jonah keri has passed away at the age of 89. well my next guest tonight knew john le carre as an author as a client and as a friend i'm happy to welcome to the day mr johnnie geller he is the c.e.o. of the curtis bro

in her hand and in a way that equivocation because when the revolution take place and when the berlin wall came down for communism and with that extraordinary movement and world history in the 20th century were good and evil on the extent to which he knew about that we can discuss but and certainly there were doubts and there is a wonderful way to explore that story but in the 19 twenties a perfect respectable condition the only people standing up it is a migration to the left. >> so course it would've been a typical thing to say at the time the soviet union is the future we live in the era when that is. >> exactly of course you never been to the soviet union and had not seen what it was what could even imagine that many people across the world but germany one is considered the next revolution and then to take place in germany and that was quite a widespread belief and all that ideology that went with it. >> but she was a bookish character. and bookstores more than one occasion so it sounds to me yearning for something. >> i want to give it away but with the action oriented. >> and she is

but kerry didn't stop writing when the cold war ended with the fall of the berlin wall in 1989 for kerry the world of espionage was always a metaphor for the human condition. the writer was disappointed with the geo political developments in the ninety's. tailor of panama as a novel was my 1st novel with no ideological content it spoke to the new materialism to the new postwar era it spoke also to my own disappointment that there was no energy for the reconstruction of the world when the cold war and. the right sort of stories were off set in germany. i think. it was in some mysterious way my destiny always to write. but germany in one way or another or the rights often made cameo appearances in the film fashions a face full of if your father will show a lot of speaking parts and it b.b.c. series time you know. but sometimes it was thrilling and you'll miss him. the master of spine fiction john the carry has passed away at the age of 89. well my next guest tonight knew john le carre as an author as a client and as a friend i'm happy to welcome to the day mr johnnie geller he is the c.e.o

metaphor for the human condition he didn't stop writing when the cold war ended with the fall of the berlin wallthough he was disillusioned with what came after it. tailor of panama as a novel was my 1st novel with no ideological content its spoke to the new materialism to the new post-war era it spoke also to my own disappointment that there was no energy for the reconstruction of the world when the cold war and it. shone like a master of spy fiction passed away at the age of 89. you're watching t w news from berlin after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day but 1st we want to take you to south america where millions witnessed one of nature's most spectacular shows a total eclipse of the sun. was the same for a new trick monarch. the. fantasy. lock. to see. the secret because it starts december 25th the body. of the more. current. the pros will. use them. in those long rows smaller. rooms. there's no he's known. for the with. his. parents. still. tiny points of light in the darkness of this pandemic amid mounting debts the 1st corona virus vaccines were given today in the unit

this is like living next to the berlin wall and i once saw the wall in action and i would say the berlinwall is higher. you it's important to focus on the doughnut and not the hole. the doughnut is 82% of the square footage market rate. the hole are the two a.d.u.s 18% of the square footage. the original submission by the developer is priority for residents and secondly for affordable housing. to say the least, we oppose this project from beginning to end and the process and don't understand why we're here even though the planning department submitted a very negative report. i will turn it over to paul allen who is the secretary and will finish up the presentation. [indiscernible] [background noises] [indiscernible] >> i can barely hear that presentation at this point. [indiscernible] >> you did have a strong echo in your background. something wasn't muted. commissioners, we should now go to public comment. this is your opportunity to submit your testimony and get into queue by star 3. you'll have two minutes. take the first caller now. >> thank you for the opportunity to express strong

didn't stop writing when the cold war ended with the fall of the berlin wall in 1989.carries the world of espionage was always a metaphor for the human condition. the rights i was disappointed with geo political developments in the ninety's tailor of panama. was my 1st novel with no ideological content it spoke to the new materialism to the new postwar era it spoke also to my own disappointment that there was no energy for the reconstruction of the world when the cold war ended. his stories often played in germany. because in some mysterious way my destiny always to write about germany in one way or another. the writer often made cameo appearances in the film fashions of his spiritual brother we'll show a lot of speaking parts in a b.b.c. series in time you know. but sometimes it was booming and you'll miss him. the master of spying fiction jonah keri has passed away at the age of 89. i'll ask more from scott rock's brought from d.w. culture who joins us from germany's former capital bomb welcome scott i don't like kerry had a special connection where bob thomas will y

patrick: much like the berlin wall at the reagan library. ms. hammatt: we should do that. patrick: excellent. what about kids relationship with west point? i amammatt: eisenhower, not sure that he had a relationship specifically with west point after he left west point. they are all sort of connected to some degree but i do not believe he had any specific relations with them. somebody will tell me i am wrong on that. if i am wrong i would like to learn. patrick: we definitely have very knowledgeable fact checkers. ms. hammatt: i am open and willing for information. terrific, what about his relationship with douglas macarthur? can you comment on that? it what it: i think will do is talk about ike. ike was amble -- humble man who was not particularly showy or ostentatious. those two men are opposite ends of the spectrum for humans. they had to work together through their military career but their personalities were vastly different. patrick: sure, we are almost out of time. i want to give you a chance to see if there are any other topics we might not have covered that you wa

after the berlin wall fell later that year the symphony became part of the soundtrack of german reunification. the american conductor leonard bernstein performed the nines in the eastern and western parts of the once divided city. he changed the text from joy to freedom. to. i. some experts believe that may have been the word schiller originally wrote. since 1905 the old to join melody has been the official anthem of the european community now the european union. it stands for the common values of the member states freedom peace and solidarity. to avoid favoring one language over any other and instrumental version was chosen as the european anthem. of the. seas of the might if. there was a thing that you need to believe that yes stuff. really was a little village for the us so as the us. this is of course was a little bit of my and it didn't matter in the end to the body since my there's. a . surprise it's the flu i have that let me is equal seeing it of a muffled musky to see who is it it is a little more so members of lissa always live here call me to just give them a cute you've republic o

estate agents had built from east to west. 12 meters underground the 145 meter long tunnel under the berlin wall took 6 months to complete its super uncomfortable here. to be our director this is a perfect example for help virtual reality can bring history to life with. things have progressed in a way that we now are starting to see historical material processed in a whole new way suddenly old scans can be displayed in a 4 k. or even 8 k. in the are we have the opportunity to expand these world. making it possible to step in the historic scenes we've otherwise only known from pictures were newspaper articles with can order of the north. gripping tales from the past reconstructed up close and in full color. you are going to be. crossing the 1970 s. border at checkpoint charlie is no simple task not even n.p.r. but this installation for bill interests also sees room for in the style she glimpse into former east berlin scenes of. traveling through time is just so much fun some developers want to go one step further and use we are to make history we live a book how would you like to take part in the

the fall of the berlin wall or the death of princess diana events that feel seared in their brains. these are called flashbulb memories and we have great confidence in them but were surprisingly wrong says cognitive neuroscientist elizabeth phelps. in the days after 911 felt this team surveyed over 3000 people about what they recall doing that day. we asked you a question to how did you 1st hear about the tac who are you with where were you. then phelps gave them a similar survey after 13 and 10 years it turns out even flashbulb memories are often illusory overall people remembered the central event well the exploding towers but the rest of their memories often changed over time. if we compare memories through what you told me happened to you personally right after the attack versus a year later about 40 to 50 percent of the time the details of those memories are different almost half. here we asked people you know what were you doing and this person the 1st time in the 1st service that i was in the kitchen making breakfast a year later they said i'm in the dorm room following laund

people now about kennedy, it used to be everyone was interested in the cuban missile crisis, the berlin wall. i find it now people are interested in the moonshot and going to the moon and kennedy tried to guess the civil rights movement and the great speech he gave at the time edgar's was killed and after martin luther king's i have a dream speech that leaders at the lincoln memorial were invited back to the white house after that just arrived today. civil rights and space seem to be catching on with young people a little more than some of the cold war these days. david: let me add something people may know. from the time jackie kennedy became first lady and certainly after was the most famous woman in the world. it is not even clear who number two or number three was. she was most concerned not with her fame and not with other kinds of public adulation. she was most concerned about raising children and she famously said something i often quote. if you mess up raising your children, nothing else in life really matters. raising our children to be well adjusted individuals and adults was for h

the fall of the berlin wall or the death of princess diana the events that feel seared in their brains. these are called flashbulb memories and we have great confidence in them but were surprisingly wrong says cognitive neuroscientist elizabeth phelps. in the days after 911 phelps this team surveyed over 3000 people about what they recall doing that day. we asked you a question to how did you 1st hear about the tac who were you with where were you. then phelps gave them a similar survey after 13 and 10 years it turns out even flashbulb memories are often illusory overall people remembered the central event well the exploding towers but the rest of their memories often changed over time. if we compare memories through what you told me happened to you personally right after the attack versus a year later about 40 to 50 percent of the time the details of those memories are different almost half. here we asked people you know what were you doing and this person the 1st time in the 1st service said i was in the kitchen making breakfast a year later they said i'm in the dorm room folding lau