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Cold War: Cuba 1961-3

on BBC Two England

The series examining postwar conflicts between the United States and the Soviet Union.
With the Soviets' nuclear arsenal inferior to that of America, Nikita Khrushchev arranged with Fidel Castro to install medium-range missiles in Cuba. But a US U-2 spy plane detected sites under construction. Featuring an interview with Castro. Narrated by Kenneth Branagh. See today's choices.
* Courting Castro: This Week, p 6

Contributors

Narrator:
Kenneth Branagh
Interviewee:
Fidel Castro
Series producer:
Martin Smith
Executive producer:
Jeremy Isaacs
Executive producer:
Pat Mitchell

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