Épisodes

  • Episode 18: The 'B' Word: Berlin

    Episode 18: The 'B' Word: Berlin
    Oct 31 2023
    What makes Berlin so attractive? Has the German capital become 'normal'? Does someone really walk sheep on an abandoned airstrip? Author and broadcaster John Kampfner and RTL journalist Katharina Delling discuss Berlin's allure, British and German idiosyncrasies and a recent poll of UK peoples attitudes towards Germany in this latest episode of the podcast.
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    31 min
  • Episode 17: The Kindertransport

    Episode 17: The Kindertransport
    Sep 7 2023
    In 1939, Maria Ault and Kurt Marx managed to escape Nazi Germany and were brought to the UK on the Kindertransport. They told London-based German radio correspondent Gabi Biesinger their moving stories: what it was like to arrive in the UK as children, their journeys, whether they saw their parents again, and the importance of Holocaust education.
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    41 min
  • Episode 16: Illustrating children's books with Axel Scheffler and Rosie Goldsmith

    Episode 16: Illustrating children's books with Axel Scheffler and Rosie Goldsmith
    Apr 5 2023
    Generations of children have grown up with children’s books illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Most recently, he read The Gruffalo to school pupils in Hamburg with Her Majesty The Queen Consort during a state visit in Germany. Before the royal visit, journalist Rosie Goldsmith sat down with Axel Scheffler to ask him about his work, his influences and his life as a German in the UK.
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    29 min
  • Episode 15: Comedy in the UK and Germany

    Episode 15: Comedy in the UK and Germany
    Feb 8 2023
    Comedian Henning Wehn, the self-styled 'German Comedy Ambassador to the UK' sits down with FT journalist and occasional stand-up comedian Josh Spero to chat about comedy in the UK and Germany. The pair discuss why some UK humour would never go down well in Germany, why Germans are obsessed with a 1960s British comedy sketch called 'Dinner For One' and more.
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    18 min
  • Episode 14: Christmas traditions in Germany and the UK with Jürgen Krauss and Oliver Moody

    Episode 14: Christmas traditions in Germany and the UK with Jürgen Krauss and Oliver Moody
    Dec 12 2022
    In this festive episode of our Staying Connected podcast, the Berlin correspondent of The Times Oliver Moody sat down with GBBO legend Jürgen Krauss to talk all things Christmas, including, of course, food. The most famous German baker in the UK also talks about what brought him to the UK and how he got into baking. Warning: listening to this episode might well make you very hungry.
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    28 min
  • Episode 13: Football in the UK and Germany - a joint passion

    Episode 13: Football in the UK and Germany - a joint passion
    Nov 22 2022
    How do football fans in England and Germany perceive each other's top flights? Is the rivalry between England and Germany one-sided? As the Premier League and Bundesliga pause for the World Cup in Qatar, football journalists Raphael Honigstein (based in London for 'The Athletic') and Kit Holden (based in Berlin for the 'Tagesspiegel') have a wide-ranging chat about the different approaches to football in the UK and Germany and also discuss the controversy surrounding the Christmas World Cup.
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    30 min
  • Episode 12: What role do Honorary Consuls play in connecting countries?

    Episode 12: What role do Honorary Consuls play in connecting countries?
    Aug 3 2022
    There are 17 German Honorary Consuls in the UK. But how does one become a Honorary Consul? How do Honorary Consuls contribute to UK-German relations? In this episode of our podcast, Peter Barnes of the British-German Association speaks to Helga Rother-Simmonds, Honorary Consul in Cardiff, and Richard Cutler, Honorary Consul in Southampton, about their work, the image of Germany in their regions and the living connections between their areas and Germany.
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    31 min
  • Episode 11 - Women’s Euros Special Edition

    Episode 11 - Women’s Euros Special Edition
    Jul 4 2022
    Women's football in England and Germany is on an upwards trajectory, with this summer's Women's Euros in England set to draw record crowds. Germany international and Chelsea Women's Melanie Leupolz speaks with Guardian journalist and author Susanne Wrack about her experiences playing in the Women's Super League and the Frauen-Bundesliga, how big tournaments can be used to develop the women's game and how English and German football culture compares.
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    30 min