Simon Scarrow: Blackout Berlin (1939)

In Berlin the winter of 1939/40 was bitterly cold. People were full of anxiety for what the future held. In this episode the Number One Bestselling novelist Simon Scarrow takes us on a fascinating walking tour of the Nazi capital to see three of its most revealing buildings.

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Show notes

Scene One: Anhalter station – December 1939 – Dusk

Scene Two: Reich Main Security Office – December - Day

Scene Three: Hotel Adlon -December - Evening

Memento: A propaganda poster

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Presenter: Peter Moore

Guest: Simon Scarrow

Producers: Maria Nolan

Titles: Jon O

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