Tommies & Jerries Podcast
1) 12. Exorcising Hitler
This week's episode investigates the dark origins of post-war Germany. Did the victorious Brits help or hinder their former enemies in the difficult process of denazification? Katja and Oliver are joi...Show More
2) 11. Do the Germans Do It Better?
A recent global poll identified Germany as the most admired country on the planet. Echt? This week Katja and Oliver discuss how the reality measures up to these expectations, from the legacy of the Th...Show More
3) 10. The Anglo-Saxons
Few Germans have left as deep a mark on Britain as the Anglo-Saxon settlers. But who were they really? What did they ever do for us? And what were the Vikings if not just another wave of Germanic migr...Show More
4) 9. Comedy
Why do Germans love Monty Python but Brits couldn't name a single German sitcom? Katja Hoyer and Oliver Moody are joined by comedians Al Murray and Henning Wehn to discuss two nations with very differ...Show More
5) 8. Shelley, Schiller, Schilliest
This week Katja and Oliver wax lyrical about their countries' literary past. Together with their expert guest, Dr Joanna Raisbeck, they explore the lofty heights of English and German Romanticism. Do ...Show More
6) 7. Bowie, the Beatles and the Berlin Wall
What happened when the Beatles went to Hamburg soon after the band’s creation? And did David Bowie really help bring down the Berlin Wall?Katja Hoyer and Oliver Moody explore the musical links between...Show More
7) 6. Victoria and Albert
Queen Victoria and her German husband Albert enjoyed a hugely passionate relationship, mirrored later by their daughter Vicky and her German husband, Prince Frederick of Prussia. Katja and Oliver are ...Show More
8) 5. Mind Your Manners
Never ask a German how they are. You might not like the answer. But who are the rudest people, the Germans or the English? And do Brits really apologise when they switch off a kettle? Katja Hoyer and ...Show More
9) 4. Schmidt and the Brits
Katja Hoyer and Oliver Moody explore the life and career of former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. Chain smoking, cola-glugging, workaholic Schmidt was also an Anglophile. Katja and Oliver are joine...Show More
10) 3. Snack Battle
Katja and Oliver try to work out which nation has the best chocolate, cheese and most importantly, bread.How do Brits and Germans differ in their snacking habits? What is the perfect thickness of Germ...Show More