The History Buff Arthur Eduardovich

The History Buff is very excited to launch a new series about the Berlin Wall! As a Berlin tour guide, it is obviously a big part of my work as the Berlin Wall is a very prominent (and recent!) part of Berlin's history and is very popular with visitors to the city. Over five episodes we will talk about various aspects of its existence including the events leading up to its construction, the actual building of the Wall, escapes and deaths, life in East and West Berlin and also how the Wall fell and it consequences.
In this first episode, I will explain to you the events that led to the Berlin Wall's construction, including the beginnings of the Cold War and the Berlin Crisis, in a simple bitesize episode. For the rest of the series, I will be joined by fellow tour guides here in Berlin to help explain the fascinating and pivotal story of this barrier built to separate a people, but which came to symbolise the division of an entire world and the tension between them during the Cold War.
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Artwork by Leila Mead. Check out her website and follow her on Instagram.
Music: As History Unfolds by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen.

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The two Voyager spacecraft were launched in 1977 and were designed and built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California. They were being sent on a "grand tour" of the outer planets of our solar system - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, taking advantage of a rare alignment of these planets. The two probes sent back astounding images and data of all four of these planets, completing their planetary mission in 1989. But it didn't end there - the two pioneering spacecraft sailed on on their trajectory out of our solar system beyond the planets and are now tens of billions of kilometres from Earth. Despite the fact that the probes have now entered interstellar space (the space between the stars), NASA is still receiving invaluable data from both of them. What makes Voyager special is that they both carry "golden disks" which contain sights and sounds of Earth as a greeting for any intelligent life form that might encounter them on their lonely voyage as they sail on through the galaxy, potentially for eternity.
You can find out more about this fascinating mission on NASA's JPL website.
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Artwork by Leila Mead. Check out her website and follow her on Instagram.
Music: As History Unfolds by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen.

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In 1974, Richard Nixon became the first, and to this day only, US President to resign from office. This followed the scandal surrounding the 1972 break-ins at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate Building in Washington D.C., orchestrated by Nixon's administration. Nixon initially tried to cover up his involvement, but his secret recordings of Oval Office meetings were subpoenaed by the Supreme Court, leading to his downfall. The Watergate scandal significantly impacted US politics, fostering widespread public distrust in politics and politicians. Its legacy is seen in the "-gate" suffix attached to contemporary controversies, symbolising scandal (e.g. Billygate, Bottlegate, Partygate, Bountygate, Punchgate, Donutgate and many, MANY more...).
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Artwork by Leila Mead. Check out her website and follow her on Instagram.
Music: As History Unfolds by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen.

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Known as "The Nine Days Queen", Jane Grey is often overlooked in history books as an English monarch, simply due to the fact that her reign was so short. In 1553 King Edward VI, Henry VIII's only son, was dying and he wanted to ensure that the English throne passed to another Protestant. On the advice of his scheming Chief Minister, the Duke of Northumberland, he signed over the throne to an obscure fifteen-year-old noblewoman from Leicestershire... who just happened to be Northumberland's daughter in law, Lady Jane Grey. In doing so, Edward sidelined his older half-sisters, Mary and Elizabeth. Mary was outraged by this, and when Jane was duly proclaimed Queen on 10 July 1553, Mary started gathering forces to support her claim to the throne as Henry VIII's eldest child. Things very quickly unravelled for the poor young Jane, and she lost her crown just nine days later on 19 July. Shortly after being proclaimed Queen Mary I, Mary put Jane on trial for high treason as a usurper, and she was beheaded on 12 February 1554.
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Artwork by Leila Mead. Check out her website and follow her on Instagram.
Music: As History Unfolds by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen.

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To commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the tragic death of Formula 1 legend Ayrton Senna at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, The History Buff has made an episode about his life. Whilst I was in Senna's native São Paulo a couple of months back, I sat down to discuss Senna's life with local tour guide Bruno. Senna's life may have been cut tragically short, but his influence on the racing sport is still felt today. After his death it was revealed he had donated hundreds of millions of dollars of his personal fortune to charities in Brazil and his legacy includes the Senna Institute which provides education to poorer children in Brazil. Upon his death at just 34 years old, such was his hero status in Brazil, that the government declared three days of mourning, and he was buried with full state honours.
Join us as we delve into the story of this highly complex individual, whose softly spoken, sensitive, compassionate and highly emotional demeanour stood in stark contrast to his aggressive and ruthless driving techniques, all while navigating the depths of a deep Christian faith.
If you're ever in Säo Paolo, then do check out Bruno and the tours he offers. He's fantastic!
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Artwork by Leila Mead. Check out her website and follow her on Instagram.
Music: As History Unfolds by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen.

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