Radio programme 2×50 years of East Belgium

The programme ‘50 years of history of the East Belgian cantons’ was a pioneering work by radio journalists Peter Thomas and Hubert Jenniges. In 1970, the two Belgian Radio journalists presented the history of East Belgium in a remarkable programme. In 1970, this was a courageous step and a special listening experience. Andreas Fickers and Christoph Brüll have taken up the concept and adapted it to the times. ‘2×50 Years of East Belgium’.

The original series as well as the more recent retrospective can be listened to via the following links. The series by Christoph Brüll and Andreas Fickers is also available in written form from Grenzecho-Verlag.

All the programmes are available in German only.

Episode 1:
Kick-off of the series ‘100 Years of East Belgium’ (with links to the original broadcast series)

Episode 2:
The long 19th century

Episode 3:
Pro-German/Pro-Belgian? History beyond black and white

Folge 4:
Sorties de guerre

Folge 5:
Looking for a ‘We’

Folge 6:
Political dispute culture from 1970 to 2000

Folge 7:
The last Belgians?

Folge 8:
Of politics of history and cultures of memory