Marking the 60th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall
Join us in marking 60 years since the construction of the Berlin Wall with publisher, author and historian Iain MacGregor.
Iain MacGregor is a successful editor of non fiction for major publishing houses, working with talented and bestselling historians such as Michael Wood, Sir Simon Schama, William Taubman, Alice Roberts and John Nichol – as well as publishing tie-ins with archives and podcasts such as the Imperial War Museum and R4’s ‘In Our Time’ series with Melvyn Bragg. He is also a writer and public speaker on modern history and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He lives with his family in London.
Iain’s book, Checkpoint Charlie: The Cold War, the Berlin Wall and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth, charts the harrowing history of the Berlin Wall through moving, never-before-heard witness statements from both East and West Berliners.
You can watch the video recording here:
