west berlin in 1970 as a new b.b.c. radio correspondent it was a position with very special benefits. b.b.c. representative for the german service in west berlin mitra status which meant i had . military id card and i could cross into this but then anytime i wanted i was used to drugs checkpoint charlie the east german border go to recognize my registration they're not allowed to open the door they're not allowed to ask me to run the window down i just sort of hold up my id card pressed against the glass and it away going through. fasting harrison decided to use his colleagues national protection staters for his own purposes i have a call from person saying i want to go and talk to a very important contact of mine he's written some article for a west german newspaper called did cite so i want to go and see him and get this article but you must do nothing to annoy him this was a key contact and you know if you mess things up or upset him you'll be in deep trouble. and so build your hunch jones drove to the agreed meeting point a fish restaurant in east berlin. paris and contact was a good of homage a journalist and writer. we only had one leg. he los