Helena Merriman

Helena Merriman is a British journalist and podcast creator best known for creating the BBC podcast Tunnel 29, which tells the true story of a daring Cold War escape tunnel dug under the Berlin Wall. Her book of the same name expands the story with additional research and personal interviews, bringing this remarkable episode of twentieth-century history to vivid life. Merriman's audiobooks and books combine investigative journalism with cinematic storytelling.