How the Berlin Wall became the largest canvas in the world – Thierry Noir and Kiddy Citny’s graffiti, Keith Haring’s lost 1986 mural at Checkpoint Charlie, and the East Side Gallery, where artists finally painted the side that had always faced East.

From Cold War spy thrillers to Stasi dramas and Ostalgie comedies – a curated guide to the best films and TV series about the Berlin Wall and divided Berlin, with the real places behind them.

How David Bowie and Iggy Pop made West Berlin their refuge from 1976 to 1978 – the Schöneberg flat at Hauptstraße 155, the Hansa Studios “Hall by the Wall” where Bowie recorded “Heroes” and Iggy cut Lust for Life, and where to trace their Berlin years today.