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The History PodcastEpisodes

  1. Today13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    3. Champagne ConnieThe Hitler Diaries Scandal

    3/11Andrew Hunter Murray travels to the scene of the crime where the forger ran his business.

  2. Tomorrow13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    4. Fried Potatoes and ForgeryThe Hitler Diaries Scandal

    4/11The forger Konrad Kujau and the journalist Gerd Heidemann are about to come face to face.

  3. Friday13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    5. Money for Old RoperThe Hitler Diaries Scandal

    5/11Stern magazine is making frenzied preparations to launch its scoop of the century.

  4. Monday13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    6. Final ProofsThe Hitler Diaries Scandal

    6/11Stern is just putting the final touches to its coverage and its promotional film.

  5. Next Tuesday13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    7. An Opera Set for HellThe Hitler Diaries Scandal

    7/11The world’s media is assembled, awaiting the ‘scoop of the century’.

  6. Next Tuesday23:00
    BBC Radio 4

    5. The Road Through the MountainsHalf-Life

    Joe’s great-grandfather's letters, lead him to the silenced history of a massacre.

  7. Next Wednesday13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    8. Bunker MentalityThe Hitler Diaries Scandal

    8/11Stern magazine digs in, sticking by their story and their journalist Gerd Heidemann.

  8. Next Thursday13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    9. The TrialThe Hitler Diaries Scandal

    9/11Everything is falling apart for Gerd Heidemann and the heat is on forger Konrad Kujau.

  9. Fri 25 Sep 202613:45
    BBC Radio 4

    10. DownfallThe Hitler Diaries Scandal

    10/11Andrew Hunter Murray tracks down Hitler’s faked diaries to the Bundesarchiv in Koblenz.

  10. Tue 29 Sep 202623:00
    BBC Radio 4

    6. TranquilityHalf-Life

    Joe's great-grandfather settles in the United States where his mental health deteriorates.