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8th November 1989

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Last broadcast on Sun, 8 Nov 2009, 16:56 on BBC Radio 4.

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Sir John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 20 years ago.

The Politburo resigns in East Germany - could the Berlin Wall fall next? The ambulance workers' dispute escalates as the government calls in the army to answer emergency calls; Santa Claus battles high street gloom with a mere 39 shopping days until Christmas.

A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4.

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  1. Sun 8 Nov 2009
    16:56

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