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A Czechoslovak family's escape to Austria (188)
Season 8 Episode 188
We continue Drea Hahn’s story with her family’s escape to Austria and the realities of being a refugee.
In 1986, under the pretext of a “ski trip” to…
4 years, 7 months ago
Drea - A Cold War Czechoslovak childhood (187)
Season 8 Episode 187
Drea Hahn was born in Czechoslovakia in 1980 in Teplice. Her mother was a secretary and her father was an engineer but refused to join the communist …
4 years, 8 months ago
An evening with Kim Philby (186)
Season 8 Episode 186
Ben Brown is the writer of A Splinter of Ice, a play that portrays the meeting in Moscow in 1987 of one of the greatest novelists of the 20th century…
4 years, 8 months ago
Behind enemy lines in East Germany with a US Military Liaison Mission driver Part 2 (185)
Season 8 Episode 185
We return to the 2nd part of Tom Favia’s story with the US Military Liaison Mission which the Soviet Union permitted to operate in East Germany, oste…
4 years, 8 months ago
Ethel Rosenberg (184)
Season 8 Episode 184
Ethel Rosenberg is a controversial figure and generates polarising views varying from an innocent mother caught up in Cold War hysteria to a willing …
4 years, 8 months ago
Behind enemy lines in East Germany with a US Military Liaison Mission driver Part 1 (183)
Season 8 Episode 183
Tom Favia served with the USMLM, The US Military Liaison Mission which the Soviet Union permitted to operate in East Germany at the end of World War …
4 years, 8 months ago
Ralph - A prisoner in an East German jail (182)
Season 8 Episode 182
This is the third and final part of Ralph Hänel’s story of his life in East Germany.
In this episode, we hear his time in the Stasi prison in Cottbus …
4 years, 9 months ago
Ralph - Arrested and interrogated by the Stasi (181)
Season 8 Episode 181
In this second part of Ralph Hänel’s story of his life in East Germany.
We hear of Ralph’s arrest by the Stasi and subsequent interrogation for 10 mon…
4 years, 9 months ago
Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown that Shaped the Modern World (180)
Season 8 Episode 180
We speak with author Giles Milton about his new book Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown that Shaped the Modern World.
In 1945 at the end of Wo…
4 years, 9 months ago
Bonus - The state funeral of Josef Stalin (179)
Season 8 Episode 179
This episode is sponsored by MUBI, a curated streaming service with an ever-changing collection of hand-picked cinema. From new directors to award-wi…
4 years, 9 months ago