(Updated audio!) Bismarck is a towering figure in history, but you know what towers over him? A giraffe. This week we discuss the two sculptures at the centre of Julian von Bismarck's - German artist and relative of the inimitable Otto von Bismarck - exhibition at Berlinische Galerie, 'When Platitudes Become Form.' Featuring a giraffe (made using an actual giraffe pelt) and a recreation of a monument to Bismarck (the elder) in Bremen, Julian's works raise questions about the 'scramble for Africa', the concept of the counter-monument, and how to confront the past. But what will Dad think of these sculptures, modelled on children's push puppets? Find out in this episode! See images here.