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A spy in the family

A spy in the family

FromLives Less Ordinary


A spy in the family

FromLives Less Ordinary

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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Nov 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Peter Keup's family was shaped by the division of West and East Germany after the Second World War. He grew up in the East, cut off from relatives across the border. But when Peter’s parents applied for a visa to move West, they were condemned as traitors - he was kicked out of high school and banned from his sports clubs. He found a new passion in ballroom dancing, but when the state tried to stop this too he made the dangerous decision to escape East Germany illegally. He was caught and put in solitary confinement. It was only decades later that he discovered a betrayal at the heart of his family.
Released:
Nov 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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