1900 not today there casts on a film set. Its amazing to watch 25 years later. I am i am i was glad. I can hunt youre going to like our live to what was then communist east berlin for them a film set is like a journey back in time to the moment in which their lives and the country they lived in changed forever. Dismissed its a very emotional moment for me watching this right now even though of course its just a movie. Now trying to cut 2nd hons Martin Fleischer 1st many each other on bornholmer bridge that night. She lived in the east and he lived in the west of the divided city. Most inclusive with the people started shit makes me start to choke out i feel like i want to join in but i have a list of whos. An amazing moment its like a journey back in time to this and. Credible moment in history absolutely. For catherine and hans martin that chance meeting on the bridge sent their lives in a different direction. Yes going to lived in west berlin the philcon family in the east for years
Years ago well ceremonies are taking place at locations across the city throughout the day it was exactly 30 years ago on the night of november 989 that east germanys communist regime surprised the world by lifting all travel restrictions on east german citizens the move allowed ordinary people to cross freely to the west for the 1st time since the wall was built in 1961 it enabled friends and family to reunite after being separated for decades and it paved the way fluent german reunification just a year later. Well the w. Will be covering events throughout the day taking us through this mornings activities r. T. W. Thomas aspira the berlin wall memorial here in the capital and in the studio im joined by john beric great to see you both thomas id like to start with you then because tell us what is in store where you are. We are right here as you said in the wall memorial in the center of. The wall divided this city you can probably see part of the memorial behind me on a such this was
Married to evanston its good to have you with us germany is marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall with a series of commemorations here in the capital earlier on saturday german chancellor Angela Merkel attended a ceremony where the wall once stood between east and west berlin and she urged europe to defend its values and fight for democracy. German president from Walter Steinmeier and the u. S. Ambassador to germany were also in attendance as it were for Eastern European leaders whose countries were played a role in ending the cold war. Well d. W. Has been covering todays commemoration events here in the german capital with our correspondent Thomas Sparrow at the berlin wall memorial and here in the studio im joined by john barrack its great to see both of you now thomas id like to start with you tell us a bit about the events of this morning at the commemoration at barito as tosser. Arianna were standing now at the bernauer. Memorial this is one of the most impor
Schabowski is no doubt the night the wall came down. Next. Staying up to date dont miss our highlights from the w. Program online w dot com hard. East berlin november the 8th 1989 surveillance cameras operated by the east German Secret Police the stasi showed suspicious activity right by the wall of the Brandenburg Gate. A stasi officer requested information about a tall man asked picked up on the images. By saddam whatever. You know then when you were what we call. One of. The suspicious mast was being a wreck to judge by an American Television broadcaster which had sent its top reporter to berlin. At the same time in the east German Ministry of the interior. A colonel of the Peoples Police was given a secret mission by his superiors. He was to write a paper intended to save the country from disaster at the last minute but the notat out of control and changed the world. And it was an overcast november day it wasnt raining but it was dull. It helps doc. I hate november i hate this weat
I havent seen thanks for joining us. Germany is marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall with events throughout the capital and around the country german chancellor Angela Merkel and other european leaders took part in a ceremony earlier in the day at the site of where the berlin wall once stood and speaking at the event america warned europeans not to take their freedom for granted. Ceremonies in the heart of berlin commemorate the 30th anniversary of whats called the peaceful revolution. Today this section of the wall is a memorial site but 3 decades ago it separated east and west germany and this symbolic location is where the official memorial celebrations are taking place. The iron curtain is now history thats what these young people say they are from the socalled visit groud countries poland the Czech Republic slovakia and hungary their message 30 years after the fall of the wall europe stands united and in his speech german president. Emphasized the role of ea