telling stories about the germans on the bbc

We can listen to stories about the British
Jay Doubleyou: the listening project - listening to britain
and the Americans:
Jay Doubleyou: story corps - listening to america

But why, when listening in English do we have to listen about English-speakers?

There are some great pieces in English - but about other people and places:
Front Page - SWI swissinfo.ch
Radio Prague - news from the Czech Republic

This is an excellent series on BBC Radio 4 on the Germans:

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On Now : Woman's Hour

10/10/2014

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Germany: Memories of a Nation

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Germany: Memories of a Nation

Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum, explores 600 years of Germany's complex and often challenging history using objects, art, landmarks and literature.

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One People, Many Sausages

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The Battle for Charlemagne

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Germany: Memories of a Nation (10)
Presented by British Museum director Neil…

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  Germany: history and culture

  A collection of programmes about Germany from our archive.

  Germany: history and culture
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  The Invention of Germany

  Misha Glenny presents a three part history of Germany before the world wars.

  The Invention of Germany
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  Radio 4 Extra: German literature

  A selection of plays and readings celebrating a diverse range of German literature.

  Radio 4 Extra: German literature
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  Shakespeare's Restless World

  Neil MacGregor uncovers the stories twenty objects tell us about Shakespeare's world.

  Shakespeare's Restless World

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  Strasbourg ClockStrasbourg - Floating City

  DURATION: 01:51

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  A wetsuit used in a failed escape attemptDivided Heaven

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  The Brandenburg GateThe View from the Gate

  DURATION: 01:08

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  Jewellery with a purpose

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  The vase that Joseph Goebbels attacked

  DURATION: 00:50

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10 reasons we know Germans love beer and sausages

Beer riots and sausage snacks demonstrate a devotion to the national diet.

10 things you may not know about Germany

Degenerate art and other facts from this fascinating nation.

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  Coins reveal the diversity of the Holy Roman EmpireFragments of Power

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Related Links

• Germany: Memories of a Nation (www.britishmuseum.org)
• The country with one people and 1,200 sausages
• A personal history in 190 objects (blog.britishmuseum.org)
• Neil MacGregor talks to Simon Schama (www.ft.com)
• Germans are 'bewildered' by British obsession with WW2(www.telegraph.co.uk)

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