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Out of the Rubble

Neil MacGregor talks to a Trummerfrau, a woman who cleared rubble from the Berlin streets in 1945, and focuses on a sculpture by Max Lachnit made from hundreds of pieces of rubble.

Neil MacGregor talks to a Tr眉mmerfrau, a woman who cleared rubble from the streets of Berlin in 1945, and focuses on a sculpture by Max Lachnit, a portrait of a Tr眉mmerfrau made from hundreds of pieces of rubble.

Neil also examines the role the launch of the Deutsch Mark played in the re-building of Germany.

Producer Paul Kobrak.

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15 minutes

Last on

Wed 5 Nov 2014 00:30

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  • Tue 4 Nov 2014 09:45
  • Tue 4 Nov 2014 19:45
  • Wed 5 Nov 2014 00:30

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