Germany: United and Divided

Thirty five years after unification it seems all is not well in East Germany.  

Katja Hoyer returns to the town of her birth to find that people are disillusioned. As East Germans they are underrepresented in every aspect of national life from politics to property ownership and resentment of the government in Berlin has spilled over to support for the right wing AfD which many Germans find very worrying. 

Produced by Susan Marling

Broadcast: 24th August 2025