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When Terrorism Went Global: Plane Hijackings and Violence in the 1970s
Season 32 Episode 437
In the 1970s, a network of radical extremists terrorised the West with intricately planned plane hijackings and hostage-takings. Among them was the …
2 months, 1 week ago
When East german Soldiers Dreamed of Flying Over the Wall
Season 32 Episode 436
Andrew was a British modern languages student in 1989. He recounts the serendipitous moment when he stumbled upon an advert for a work and holiday tr…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Cold War Kid to Space Age Engineer via President Kennedy's last flight alive & RAF Upper Heyford
Season 32 Episode 435
Keith Longstreth takes us through an extraordinary life shaped by the rhythms and risks of the Cold War. Born into an Air Force family, Keith grew up…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Eyes at the Edge of the Iron Curtain - Life in a 1960s British Reconnaissance Regiment
Season 32 Episode 434
This is the 2nd part of the story of Miles, a British National Service conscript during his military service in the late 1950s.
I’d like to give spe…
3 months ago
What was Cold War British Army Conscription really like?
Season 32 Episode 433
We hear the fascinating story of Miles, a British National Service conscript during his military service in the late 1950s.
I’d like to give special…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Berlin Airlift - Victories, Myths, and the Berlin Blockade
Season 32 Episode 432
The Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War when the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Surrounded and outnumbered 8-1 : A forgtten story of the Korean War
Season 32 Episode 431
This is the largely untold story of Task Force Faith, the U.S. Army soldiers who although outnumbered 8-1 by Chinese troops fought valiantly during …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Shaking Hands with China’s Second Most Powerful Man
Season 31 Episode 431
Bill Hodes was an American school child in 1950s Revolutionary China and this is the second part of his story.
Among many stories we hear how he ha…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
An American Childhood in 1950s Revolutionary China
Season 31 Episode 429
Bill Hodes was a red diaper baby, a baby born to Communist parents. Bill shares stories about his parents, Bob and Jane Hodes, both convinced communi…
4 months ago
The German Democratic Republic The Rise and Fall of a Cold War State
Season 31 Episode 428
Ned Richardson- Little has written a new book titled The German Democratic Republic: The Rise and Fall of a Cold War State.
It offers a differentiate…
4 months, 1 week ago