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Hitler’s Architect of Lies

Leading German historian Heike Görtemaker introduces a never-before-broadcast BBC interview conducted in 1971 with Albert Speer, Hitler's architect and armaments minister. \n\nDr Görtemaker examines how the man once called ‘the Nazi who said sorry’ in truth never deserved that title, and she explains how Speer, perhaps Hitler’s closest friend, helped to create the image of the Führer that perpetuates to this day. She outlines the many ways Speer lied to interviewers over the years, twisting the truth to absolve himself in the public’s eyes, even falsely claiming that he had at the end been plotting to kill Hitler himself.

Source: BBC 4