Eileen - A British teacher living & working in Cold War East Berlin

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Ian Sanders

History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.8 • 865 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2018

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Eileen shares some great information with us of working & living in East Berlin, with some surprising details. She also generously reveals details about the contents of her Stasi file. It’s a fascinating story that includes Eileen's escape from the Volkspolizei following a Billy Bragg gig in East Berlin. We welcome again Eileen Ford-Price. Further show notes are available at https://coldwarconversations.com/episode33/ Support the project! https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/ Youtube https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Cold War Conversations, the home of real stories of the Cold War.
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0:32.6	So a less formal event, if you like, at the Hausta Young and Talenta.
0:37.7	And there was this great concert.
0:40.1	It finished with a medley of clash songs, performed by Billy Bragg and Attila the stockbroker.
0:48.9	This is Cold War Conversations.
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0:55.8	first-hand Cold War history accounts. Do make sure you follow us in your podcast app or join our
1:02.3	emailing list at cold warconversations.com. Welcome to episode 33 of Cold War Conversations, where we again speak with Eileen Ford Price,
1:17.5	who was an English teacher in East Berlin in the GDR in the 1980s.
1:23.5	Before we start, I'd like to thank our latest reviewer in iTunes, Andrew Cairns, for his five-star review.
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1:39.0	Now, back to today's episode, Eileen shares some great details with us of working in East Berlin.
1:45.6	Eileen also generously reveals details about the contents of her Starzy File.
1:50.8	It's a fascinating story that includes Eileen's escape from the Volkspolitsai
1:56.0	following a Billy Bragg gig in East Berlin.
1:59.8	We welcome back, Eileen Ford Price.
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