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The Loneliest Job in the World?
On writing and why everyone should strive to do it better
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Katja Hoyer
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How East German is Angela Merkel?
Having turned 70 this week, she spent almost exactly half her life in the GDR
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Katja Hoyer
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Magnificent Rebels with Andrea Wulf
In the 1790s an extraordinary group of friends changed the world. Disappointed by the French Revolution's rapid collapse into tyranny, what they wanted…
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Katja Hoyer
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We need to talk about Hitler
Nazi crimes were carried out by people, not monsters
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Katja Hoyer
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Second World Problems
Eastern Europe remains an enigma to the West
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Katja Hoyer
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Where have all the Prussians gone?
What's left of the Iron Kingdom, 77 years after its abolition
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Katja Hoyer
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How Tyrants Fall with Marcel Dirsus
Ever wondered how to topple a dictator? You're not alone.
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Katja Hoyer
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June 2024

The Future of Holocaust History
It felt strange to sit on Manfred Goldberg’s sofa in North London in the summer of 2022, eating biscuits and listening to his family make small talk as…
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Katja Hoyer
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Milk, Honey, Herbs and Water: The Weird and Wonderful World of German Healing
On my way home from London last week, I sat on the train, thinking how lucky I had been these last couple of years not to have fallen …
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Katja Hoyer
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Ha Ha Very Funny - A German's View of British Humour
Thoughts on Fawlty Towers - The Play
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Katja Hoyer
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The dark side of German football
Germany is playing Hungary almost exactly 70 years after beating them to the World Cup - a great excuse to look at a contested moment in sporting…
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Katja Hoyer
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How to spend a very German weekend in Ireland: Just drop the r-word
“Feckin’ hell!” cried the taxi driver when a car pulled out in front of him as we were leaving the airport car park. “Pardon my language, love, but that…
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Katja Hoyer
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