German reunification
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German reunification has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Tom HollandEnglish actor cast as Telemachus
Holland calls de Maizière's proposal to pair Haydn's tune with East German lyrics a neat idea, comparable to South Africa's later compromise.
“It is a neat idea. And it's a kind of prefiguring of what we're going to be talking about in our last episode about South Africa”
The Rest Is History: 679. Germany: The Song Hitler Stole (Part 3) (Jun 14, 2026) · Listen from 1:01:46
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- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
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679. Germany: The Song Hitler Stole (Part 3)The Rest Is History · Jun 14, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the history of Germany's national anthems, from Haydn's Austrian hymn through Nazi, West and East German anthems to reunification.