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Cold War: Stories from the Big Freeze

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Bridget Kendall presents an oral history tracing decisive moments of the Cold War.

Cold War: Stories from the Big Freeze: Series 1: Episode 2: The Czech Coup

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The Czech Coup

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Bridget Kendall tells the story of the Communist takeover of Czechoslovakia in 1948.

In a series tracing the decisive moments in the Cold War, Bridget Kendall tells the story of the Communist takeover of Czechoslovakia in 1948.

In a series tracing the decisive moments in the early years of the Cold War, Bridget Kendall tells the story of the Communist takeover of Czechoslovakia in 1948 - and hears from three people who lived through it.

At the beginning of 1948 Czechoslovakia had been the only parliamentary democracy left in East Europe. But within a couple of months it was part of the Soviet bloc. Not through the invasion of Soviet tanks -that would come later, in 1968 - but through the actions of local Communists, with the influence of the Soviet Union looming in the shadows.

Featuring Karel Janovicky, John Palka and Sylva Simsova.

Music: Variations on the Theme of Brigadier H. Smith by Karel Janovicky

Producer: Martin Williams.

Cold War: Stories from the Big Freeze: Series 1

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Bridget Kendall presents an oral history of the early Cold War.

Bridget Kendall presents an oral history of the early Cold War. Using interviews collected by the BBC for this series, Bridget traces the crucial turning points of the early Cold War.

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