17 Mar 2016

Is Berlin's underground scene getting pushed out of the city?

From Nights, 7:12 pm on 17 March 2016
Berlin nightclub

Berlin nightclub Photo: Public Domain

Professor John Schofield loves Berlin, and believes its distinctive underground heritage – in particular its alternative techno club scene  – needs to be protected to preserve the city's distinctive character.

He tells Bryan Crump that Berlin's underground subculture, which emerged after WWII and has flourished since the Berlin Wall came down, is now seriously threatened by gentrification:

John Schofield is an archaeologist and director of Cultural Heritage Management at the University of York.