1989 Newsnight snapshot

Tonight on Newsnight we look at two years, 1979 and 1989, to ask which wrought the most change in the world. Newsnight was not on air in 1979, but by 1989 that had changed. Here we look back at some Newsnight reports from that year, 1989:

FROM TRABANTS TO BMWS?

Julian O'Halloran reports on the huge movement of people from East Germany to West Germany, which saw 18,000 people arrive in one weekend, all seeking the standard of living and democratic rights available in the West

PARALYSED BY PROTESTS IN BEJIING

Gavin Esler reporting on what room for manoeuvre the Chinese leadership have in the face of the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests.

CHINA TURNS AWAY FROM THE OLD WAYS

Gavin Esler reports on the changing face of China and what lies ahead as the country's leaders turn their back on the old dogma of Mao Zedong.