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the lead in the 1st east german film about homosexuality coming out the film had its premiere in east berlin exactly on november 9th 1909. go to florida a movie goer exiting the cinema was really euphoric and said this entire country needs a coming out oh. yes my host plays philip a closeted gay teacher the film tells the love story between him and a man called mathias. due to popular demand the film was screened twice at its premiere so those involved were unaware that history was being made at the berlin wall the only heard rumors. the number because we kept looking. out of then we saw how they was full of cars heading west towards one car after another all driving towards the west with the with. only after the premiere party at around 4 am did mathias cuyahoga go to the border crossing which was here on behind my street he saw with his own eyes that the border was open. by the good thing because you can walk freely across the bridge but i only went to the middle where the white line was which marked the real border line and i said somebody pinch me i just can't believe that i'm really sta

east of berlin and the boat heavy fighting in early 1945 claimed the lives of thousands of german and soviet soldiers many of the war dead still live here. to find them members of the group the association for the recovery of the fallen in eastern europe have been excavating the old trenches. digging twice a year they've excuse the remains of more than $200.00 soldiers so far. you're happy because you find them but you need if you have a lot of problems how do you take him out right is anything broken so there is of course exciting because you found them there is problems if you have to solve as well. that's why 40 specialists from across europe historians anthropologists and archaeologists are collaborating on this project they're doing it on a volunteer basis using their vacation time to look for soldiers remains. in order to later identify the dead the volunteers very carefully remove the remains from the ground the greater the number of personal objects they find the greater the chance of identifying them and notifying families about their missing relative . the next day at a mili

still existed and berlin was divided into east and west. my country so what comes before today you can't even imagine that they built a wall through the middle of the city but this is a place where east and west germany met up and became close because music and dance and alcohol. all that brings people together. in her book mommy in keizer tells the story. in 1913 the brewer opened the ball house together with her husband to entertain berliners from all walks of life clear hints survive 2 world wars and the division of germany and hardly changed. but the neighborhood surrounding the club has changed today it's an expensive residential and shopping area back then when berlin was divided ordinary people lived here it's far money to be a normal street with a lot of small shops with houses built in different times but recently things have changed a lot and quickly now a lot of yuppies have moved here the old shops have closed there are a lot of art galleries but luckily a location like clear hume's paul house still fits in nicely about what see

the ball house never fell victim to trends even after the berlin wall fell in 1909 visitors from east and west continue to dance together but in january things may change a new owner plans on renovating ziggy marquardt hopes that things will continue as usual afterwards. we just want to stay here and keep dancing to swing music like we used to like in grandma's time so to speak. claire his ball house takes its visitors back in time to a bygone berlin dance still unites people here as it always has a clear him. with me to see the obvious you know political correspondent peter craven welcome again peter sad to be both have never done this to include. very many happy i was there and i have the place of vice and it's a wonderful it's such an institution it's 1st yeah the we're here to talk about german reunification you've lived for a few years if i may say so tell us a ship with us some of your experiences of the events surrounding reunification what you felt then and just the historic nature of what happened 29 years ago and i suppose what i remember most i mean i i don't want to boast

but has changed dramatically in the 3 decades since the wall that divided the city fell but one east berlin institution it have survived pretty much unchanged its dancing words are still intact. couples have danced through berlin history under this roof here in clear him spohn house swing night is just as popular now as it was 100 years ago. perlin might have lost some of its charm but you can rediscover it right here. putting out the glitter might be dripping off the walls but we've been coming here for 10 years now it's a berlin tradition i mean to put you in maybe bits of this and of course where one big family over the years you get to know each other everyone comes here and we love it that should be marked for it has been coming here regularly for 6 decades he lives in the west half of the city in the ball houses in the east even after the wall went up in 1961 he continued visiting the club despite border controls. that was put in the back then you have to cross the border at st if you've got a day pass and in the evening at midnight you have to be back again. today the dance club in t

well today marks another anniversary here it was 50 years ago that construction was completed in east berlin on the television tower it was designed to tower over west berlin a symbol of communism engineering superiority well it didn't work out quite that way did it but the t.v. tower it became an icon of a city that is changing and attracting millions of people every year take a look. at the heights of 368 meters it's billions most visible down mock up and in 1969 it's attracted 16000000 visitors from all over the world. the bit scary i didn't expect it to be quite high when we look for places to go in the lead we missed and we saw. the big one every monuments specially in the new one. to elevate history. gets to the top in just 40 seconds. the lift that takes resistance to the viewing platform at itu 203 meters as a top speed of 21 kilometers per hour for safety reasons only $350.00 people are allowed on the platform at any one time on a clear day you can see 80 kilometers. the revolving platform also doubles as a restaurant guests can enjoy an ever changing view joining their meal. to com

schmidt has been working as a photographer in east berlin studios since 2009 but in fact he's rarely there most of his assignments taken abroad to hire professional demand international photo shoots create one thing in abundance stress you know there's been lots of time on the road i fly a lot and have a terrible c o 2 footprint i travel around the world and meet lots of people often large groups of people. playing everywhere all day i kind of have to play the clown for everyone i enjoy it all of course but as a counterbalance i need the nice and quiet of the forest. the aesthetics of commercial photography also influenced the images in his book all of the photos reflect his love for the forest and mushrooms it's a bit like more personal. the happiness. of the book is not only about mushrooms it's about an approach to life finding joy in the forest that's why the book is called into the woods hunting mushrooms and finding happiness and. often it's the young upwardly mobile urbanites who have discovered the advantages of mushroom foraging over partying whether a project director in ma

in the middle east, in berlin, eventually, in the western hemisphere. ultimately, this would cost more lives. >> the silent majority. >> these are americans from us -- from all segments of the population, including people of all ages, occupations, and religion. -- every levelle of the community and region. the silent majority. many prefer to make their views town by writing a letter legislature rather than by taking part in public demonstrations either for or .gainst a particular issue the silent majority. they do have opinions. but many of these people have been making their views known only in private conversations with relatives and friends, not .n public forums ♪ >> the silent majority. ,ccording to a gallup poll although they agree overwhelmingly with president nixon the demonstrations are attainment of peace, most agree that americans do have a right to demonstrate. president nixon, in his address referred to demonstrators and others who want quick withdrawal of u.s. troops from vietnam. >> i would be untrue to my oath of office if i allowed the p

being recovered by brawling tears and experts from all over the world there are often found to be east of berlin where one of the 1st battles was raged. very carefully a swiss anthropologist and an italian student dig in the soil around the skeleton they're searching for clues about the age and identity of the deceased the 6 set of remains found at this excavation they believe he was a soviet soldier. who wouldn't cakes and that were left on the battlefield when the war ended because there were too many bodies to bury them all and there were also placed in military trenches all shallow pits then covered with sorry. to the. east of burlington in the boat heavy fighting in early 1945 claimed the lives of thousands of german and soviet soldiers many of the war dead still live here. to find them members of the group the association for the recovery of the fallen in eastern europe have been excavating the old trenches. digging twice a year they've excuse the remains of more than $200.00 soldiers so far. you're happy because you find them but you meet if you have a lot of problems how do you take him

but this actually was part of the berlin wall was east german authorities dubbed the anti fascist protection beriah one stretched for 160 kilometers now just a few kilometers remain on the border is gone for good. we have some football now dortmund have secured their 1st champions league win of the season after they be solving approx kimi scoring both goals as the germans labored to a 2 no when another german side leipzig lost 2 nil to french side lay all with memphis to buy on the scoresheet reigning champions liverpool led 3 no against all sport but the austrian side roared back to equalise most solace saving the day for live or liverpool with the match winner. now former colombian politician sentenced to 15 years in prison has made a brazen escape from custody item a lot of have been escorted to the dentist in bogota by a prison guard but was left alone inside the office that's when she used a red rope that you can see to the left of the screen here to shimmy down to the street below and limper away to a waiting motorcycle officials are searching for milan and the director of prisons for

and british forces sought to dig a tunnel in east berlin. that same night in new york travel writer paul cerullo will talk about his journeys along the us-mexico border. most of these events are open to the public and if you are in attendance please take a picture and tag us at books tv .-dot twitter. .. .. >> also this evening, hillary clinton and chelsea clinton share their thoughts on the women who have inch spired them. national times national -- to become a global military and economic superpower, and former national security agency contractor edward snowden talks about exposing the u.s. government's mass surveillance program and having to go into exile as a result. that all starts tonight at 7:30 p.m. eastern. check your program guide for more information. >> the book is called "the deep state: 15 surprising dangers you

. >> the wall had fallen in east berlin. there was jubilation as though the dictatorship in russia was finally ending. >> the two sides of the wall met, this healing of psychological wounds. >> the white house clearly wanted to have a reset in our diplomatic military relations with new russia. >> and there was thought that maybe finally this cold war was over. >> the cold war is over, and for the first time in history an american president has set foot in a democratic russia. >> and so in june 1992, the state department released a memorandum indicating that russian diplomats no longer needed to be escorted inside the main state department building. >> i thought someone was pulling my leg. i simply could not believe that that decision had been reached. it ran contrary to what i had been doing for 25 years. you do not allow foreign diplomats to walk-in side the state department unescorted. they would never let an american diplomat walk-in side the russian ministry of foreign affairs on its court. it would never happen. i can't

and british forces on the east berlin in order to capture kgb intelligence.he same night in new york proper room will talk about his journeys along the us-mexico border. most of these events are open to the public. if you're in attendance to computer antagonist booktv on twitter, facebook or instagram. >> booktv attended an event where joshua offered a history and critique of socialism. here is a person. >> the term socialism was i declining in the 1830s by the followers of a small group of thinkers of british and french who were not out to overthrow government but had ideas of a better society of sharing and also had an idea that the way to get there was to demonstrate the validity of their ideas. and they created, their followers created over a period through the mid-1800s 40 - 50 of these experimental communities mostly in the united states even though these visionaries were europeans. why in the united states, it was easy to get land and because the social mores were more fluent and in fact their ideas were taken tremendously seriously. and perhaps the mo

east germans i think country disappeared. from asia few understood we can feel myself into many others the fall of the berlin wall in 1909 and german reunification in 1991 moments of happiness of confidence and of openness but others were intimidated by this new openness for them the east german system was a form of support. chance in america oh so use the occasion to pay tribute to victims of the communist regime. we cannot there's so much that i also want to remember the victims of the dictatorship those who lost their lives trying to flee those who were persecuted imprisoned they shouldn't be forgotten even on a day full of joy like today. focusing on them talk therefore to be avoided and. the german chancellor acknowledged that a gap still remains that the raising of border between 2 states wasn't enough to overcome differences in the tubes and values really got less than half of the east germans were happy with democracy here in germany which means that aside from what happened all of us politicians and civil society like have to understand that and also by german unity it wasn't just a positive experience for many east

no longer exists and of a city that was once divided 50 years ago communist east germany completed construction on the berlin t.v. tower just in time to mark the now defunct country's 20th anniversary the imposing structure was meant to show the world what east germany was capable of and the tower still dominates berlin skyline today attracting a 1000000 visitors a year. with the heights of 368 meters it's butlins most visible that. since he doesn't deny 969 the t.v. tower has attracted 60000000 visitors from or over the world. but it scary didn't expect it to be quite so high when we looked for a basis to go into the when we gave the 1st and we saw. the big dollar do you remember the nice every monuments especially in the new one we'll. show you elevators transport guests to the top in just 42nd news and get the lift that takes visitors to the viewing platform at a height of 200 free meters has a top speed of 21 kilometers per hour. for safety reasons i mean 350 people are allowed on the platform at any one time on a clear day you can see 80 kilometers. the revolving platform also doubles as a rush to launc

. >> east of berlin knew the river, heavy fighting in early 1945 claimed the lives of thousands of german and soviet soldiers. mamany of thwarr dead still lie herere. to finind them, members of the e grououp, the a association for e recoveve of f the fallelen in eastern europe, haveve b been excavatiting the old trenches, digging twice a year, they havee exhumed the remains of more than 200 soldiers so far. >> you are happy because you find them, but you immediately have a lot of problems. how do you take them out, right? is anything broken? there's excitement because you found them, but there's problems you have to solve as well. >> that's why 40 specialists from across europe -- historians, anthropologists, and archaeologists -- are collaborating on this project. they are doing so on a volunteer basis, using their vacation time to look for soldiers' mains. the association's chairman is an entrepreneur from hamburg. he has a personal motivation for his involvement. his grandfather was among the soldiers killed in world war ii. >> we are here because we want to resolve the fates of these

and british forces sought to dig a tunnel into east berlin in order to capture kgb intelligence. that same night in york paul thoreau will talk about his journeys along the us-mexico border but most events are open to the public and if you're in attendance take a picture in titus at the tv on twitter, facebook or instagram. >> booktv continues now on c-span2. television for various readers. >> we want to introduce you to other joe validated here's the book he's written. you don't write what's for living but you've written several, is that correct? >> i have written 12 but mainly farmed for living smack what have your books but about? >> both how to beef production, chicken production, you can farm and then broader cultural things like everything you want to do is illegal and folks say our modern-day in the spotlight and the historic normalcy we are in a pretty avid time here so there's broad cultural things. one of my favorite so books is the one i read the sheer ecstasy of being a lunatic farmer and that one describes the difference in our farming. >> tell us about your farmers.

in the middle east, in berlin, eventually, the western hemisphere. ultimately, this would cost more lives. it would not bring peace. it would bring more war. , i havee reasons rejected the recommendation that i should end the war by immediately withdrawing all of our forces. to changestead american policy on both the negotiating front and the better -- battlefront in order to end the war fought on many fronts. i initiated a pursuit for peace on many fronts. in a television speech on may 14 and in a speech before the united nations, i set forth our peace proposals in greater detail. we have offered the complete withdrawal of outside forces .ithin one year we have offered free elections with the communists are just waiting in the organization and conduct of the elections as an organized political force and the saigon government has pledged to accept the results of the election. we have not put forth our proposals on the particular basis. have indicated we are willing to discuss the proposals put we havet aside indicated anything is negotiable except fo

and east german journalist who was in exile in west berlin ensured that the protests in the east made the news on the right is on the highest cost who demonstrated for freedom when it was still very dangerous. it wasn't a gift it was what the people achieved the people managed to overthrow a dictatorship we can be proud of that we can build on that the small problems we have today are nothing compared to that. but photographer and as a post from life sees things very differently he documented the collapse of the system in east germany and his pictures remind us of just how quickly german unification occurred and how it was rather like a surrender of the east. the west wasn't interested in learning from the east or taking anything over the citizens of the g.d.r. lost their jobs and the ground beneath their feet. you know that we ourselves no longer had any confidence in the east west german milk was better than east german milk same thing for sugar and the same for people as well. hordes of west germans swarmed in with their not always welcome cultural differences beauty pageants were

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