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From Vulcan Bases to Communist Bucharest: A Tale of Cold War Intrigue
Season 26 Episode 378
Ron Mackay further recounts his experiences in Romania, a country teetering between Soviet influence and a desire for independence, offering a fascin…
1 year, 3 months ago
Surveillance and shortages: A British teacher in 1960s Cold War Communist Romania
Season 26 Episode 377
In 1967 a young British professor found himself in Bucharest, Romania, under the most intriguing circumstances.
Ron Mackay shares his fascinating exp…
1 year, 3 months ago
Mission Iran: Special Forces Berlin & Operation Eagle Claw, JTF 1-79
Season 26 Episode 376
Few operations in Cold War history capture the imagination quite like Operation Eagle Claw. I have the privilege of welcoming back James Stejskal, a …
1 year, 3 months ago
Den of Spies: The October Surprise - A Covert Cold War Operation
Season 26 Episode 375
In the late 1970s, the United States found itself at the centre of a crisis where 52 US Embassy staff were held hostage in Iran.
Our latest episode ta…
1 year, 3 months ago
Surrounded and captured in the Korean War
Season 26 Episode 374
Today is Veterans Day in the US and Armistice Day in the UK and to commemorate I’ve gone back into the archive to remember and share vivid testimony …
1 year, 4 months ago
Interview with an East German Border Guard
Season 26 Episode 373
Today is the 35th anniversary of the Berlin Wall and East German border opening in the autumn of 1989.
In this riveting episode, I speak with Dietmar …
1 year, 4 months ago
From Vulcan to Gannet: A Cold War career in the Royal Air Force (372)
Season 26 Episode 372
This episode is brought to you by the Avro Heritage Museum at Woodford near Manchester where I am a volunteer. Trevor Jackson is also one of the volu…
1 year, 4 months ago
Doorsteps of Hell - a US Marine platoon commander in the Vietnam War
Season 26 Episode 371
As Tom Williams fought the enemy, every day, without fail, he would record the day’s events in his diary. It is these diaries (which Tom has to this …
1 year, 4 months ago
How the Cold War almost destroyed European Football
Season 25 Episode 370
In the late 1960s European club football competitions were thriving However unexpected events in 1968 threatened its survival.
I delve into the fascin…
1 year, 4 months ago
Nuclear Missions - a Canadian CF104 Starfighter Pilot's Story
Season 25 Episode 369
Flying at high speed and low level, RCAF pilot Allen French was at the sharp end of potential nuclear bombing missions during the Cold War.
Born a…
1 year, 5 months ago