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Red Elvis, Dean Reed Cold War cowboy and Eastern Bloc Music Star Episode 2 (98)
Season 4 Episode 98
We return to Ramona Reed’s account of her father, Dean Reed who was an American actor, singer, songwriter, director, and Socialist who became a huge …
6 years, 3 months ago
Red Elvis, Dean Reed the US music star behind the Iron Curtain - Episode 1 (97)
Season 4 Episode 97
Ramona Reed’s father was Dean Reed an American actor, singer, songwriter, director, and Socialist who became a huge star in Latin America and the Eas…
6 years, 3 months ago
Tales of my Father
Season 4 Episode 96
Today has been a difficult day. My Dad has just died. It was expected, but these things hit you nonetheless.
He was a good father, a good man with man…
6 years, 3 months ago
Alexander - A Conscript in the Soviet Navy (95)
Season 4 Episode 95
Alexander ‘Sasha’ Goncharov was born in Leningrad but early in this life moved to Ukraine. After leaving school he was drafted into the Soviet Milita…
6 years, 3 months ago
The Strange World of Cold War Romanian Football (94)
Season 4 Episode 94
In this episode, we hear from Craig McCracken who spoke to us in episode 3. This time he tells us about the strange world of football in Cold War Rom…
6 years, 3 months ago
The Berlin Wall - Frederick Taylor (93)
Season 4 Episode 93
Our interview today is with Frederick Taylor, the author of one of my favourite books on the Berlin Wall. Using official history, archive research an…
6 years, 3 months ago
Gillian - A US Student at the opening of the Berlin Wall (92)
Season 4 Episode 92
We speak again with Gillian, who was our guest in episodes 42 & 48. Gillian was in Berlin the night of 9th November 1989 and describes what she saw.
N…
6 years, 4 months ago
Alastair Witnesses the Wende
Season 4 Episode 91
Alastair took up a teaching post in Halle, East Germany in August 1989 and continued to work in Halle for the next 9 years, seeing the unraveling of …
6 years, 4 months ago
The Opening of the Berlin Wall
Season 3 Episode 90
Our interview today is in a different format. Cold war Conversations is working with the Imperial War Museum on a project called Voices of the Wall. …
6 years, 4 months ago
Checkpoint Charlie: The Berlin Wall and the most dangerous place on Earth (89)
Season 3 Episode 89
Our interview today is with Iain MacGregor, the author of a new book on Checkpoint Charlie. Weaving together personal testimonies, this book is descr…
6 years, 4 months ago