The Germans Expelled
Neil MacGregor focuses on a small handcart to tell the story of how more than 12 million Germans fled or were forced out of central and eastern Europe after 1945.
Neil MacGregor focuses on a small hand-cart to tell the story of the forced movement of more than 12 million Germans, who fled or were forced out of Central and Eastern Europe after 1945.
For many, the only way of transporting their possessions was a hand-cart, as they walked to parts of Germany they had never seen before.
And Neil also reflects on the 1949 Berlin staging of Brecht's play Mother Courage, examining a model of the production's set. Fiona Shaw, who has played the title role, discusses how the image of Mother Courage pulling her cart, amidst the devastation of war, became one of the most memorable stage pictures of the 20th century.
Producer Paul Kobrak.
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A handcart that tells the story of 14 million Germans
Duration: 00:54
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- Mon 3 Nov 2014 09:45BBC Radio 4 FM
- Mon 3 Nov 2014 19:45BBC Radio 4
- Tue 4 Nov 2014 00:30BBC Radio 4
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