History Special: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

History Special: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

The TV That Changed Me · 2021-11-10
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How did TV shape Britain's relationship with the EU? And where do our preconceptions about European countries come from?

Today on the show Beth is talking to historian David Lawton about German stereotypes, World War II references and British Nationalism in the eighties sitcom Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.

About David

David is a PhD student at Queen Mary University working on Euroscepticism in Britain from 1970-2000. He has written on culture in the 1980s and has worked on the history of television in the 20th century. He is also a musician in the band Preen.

More on Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

What Auf Wiedersehen, Pet teaches us about Britain and Europe by Tom Draper

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Produced by: Beth Watson

Edited by: Beth Watson

Music by: Iora

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The TV That Changed Me

A podcast about TV shows, how they shape the world and the people in it.

Join Beth Watson as she takes a deep dive into our favourite TV characters‘ psyches, pokes holes in some questionable story lines and, most importantly, explores the real-life impact of on-screen representation.

  • No. of episodes: 18
  • Latest episode: 2021-12-23
  • TV & Film

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