Bryant is caught up in a vicious street battle and witnesses the bloody violence of the Revolution at close quarters.

Counter-revolutionary government troops holding the telephone exchange are captured by Bolshevik sailors - who then have to learn to man the switchboards.

John Reed's classic eye-witness account of the Russian Revolution in October 1917.

Stars Richard Laing and Kelly Burke.

Dramatised by Robin Brooks

John Reed ..... Richard Laing
Louise Bryant ..... Kelly Burke
Trotsky ..... Matthew Gravelle
Meshkovsky ..... Nicholas Murchie
Girl ..... Gwawr Loader
Antonov ..... Sion Pritchard
Doorman ..... Ewan Bailey

Director: Alison Hindell

A BBC Cymru/Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2017. Show less