Tunnel 29

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It’s been 30 years since the Berlin Wall came down. The BBC has a new podcast that takes us back to 1961, when a tunnel was dug underneath to help East Germans escape. Host Marco Werman speaks with BBC producer Helena Merriman about the story of the diggers and the strangers, friends and family they rescued.

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