Dec 18, 2018
Coliving is booming in Berlin. There are 15 buildings renting
serviced rooms with 'community, flexibility and diversity.' But are
they just overpriced dormitories? Maisie Hitchcock went to find
out.
Can we solve the housing crisis by seizing property from private
owners? One group is promoting revolution via...
Dec 1, 2018
Billboards have gone up encouraging people to voluntarily leave Germany. The Interior Ministry - run by the CSU's Horst Seehofer - is offering to pay up to twelve months living expenses back where you came from. The multi-lingual ads have been attacked with paintballs and 'refugees welcome' tags. Dan's take: freedom...
Oct 30, 2018
Pedestrians in Berlin have had enough of being overrun by both
cars and bikes. They're campaigning for better sidewalks and street
crossings. We talk to a pedestrian activist who is hopping mad
about being walked over: Roland Stimpel from FUSS, the Organization
for Pedestrian Protection.
Is Mauerpark a beloved cultural...
Sep 14, 2018
We record live at Floating University, a temporary structure built over a hidden resevior near Hasenheide. Dan describes it as "Burning Man meets Waterworld."
Gang war breaks out on the streets of Berlin. A crime boss has been shot dead at Tempelhof Park on a Sunday afternoon. Have police stirred up a hornet’s nest as...
Aug 24, 2018
TV series Babylon Berlin is searching for 3000 extras, but
bearded men need not apply. You must be over 1.86 meters tall and
be prepared to get a 1920s haircut. Maisie is thrilled about the
mass make-over of Berlin blokes. Sign up at Agentur
Filmgesichter.
The Berlin Wall is being rebuilt to create a totalitarian...