voice diminished it's been almost three decades since the brilliant wall came down and discoveries like a secret tunnel entrance show that history in berlin remains very much alive and relevant as long as the stories are told. and talking of stories being told joining me now is one of the few english speaking journalists who was there and i was here in berlin on the night of november ninth and nine hundred eighty nine when the berlin wall fell and it happens to be our very own culture editor robin merrill good to see america share with us your experience of that fateful night oh to be there slightly embarrassing because everybody else are surprised don't forget there were no mobile phones in those days communication was different now i was working for the allied radio station b. f.b.s. the british radio station and on the evening of the ninth of november i was invited for dinner at a very high ranking officers. and i went to there were quite