The fall of the Berlin Wall on the 9th of November, 1989, is one of the most famous events of modern history. Not only did it lead to the reunification of East and West Germany, it contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union, the end of the Cold War, and the formation of the global political and economic landscape that we know today.

But did you know that this momentous event started with a small slip up during a routine press conference?

Dr Katrin Schreiter is a Senior Lecturer in German and History at Kings College London and she has a deeply personal connection to this story. She tells podcast host Marc Fennell (Stuff the British Stole, Mastermind) that while powerful men have been credited with the fall of the Berlin Wall, the true heroes were everyday men and women.

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