Show of the week: After the Wall: A World United
After the Wall takes a look at the behind-the-scenes drama that followed the fall of the Berliin Wall and the reunification of Germany.
“It wasn’t all sweetness and light,” George H.W. Bush says wryly of the behind-the-scenes drama that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall, in November 1989. The former U.S. president and his Soviet counterpart, Mikhail Gorbachev, are just two of many key players who provide commentary in this fascinating look at an underappreciated post-Cold War diplomatic triumph. As Europe’s largest nation raced to secure its tenuous reunification, Gorbachev and Bush both had to learn what not to say about Berlin. Monday, Jan. 17, at 10 p.m., PBS; check local listings
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