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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 12: The Hungarian Revolution

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Episode 12: The Hungarian Revolution

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The Hungarian Revolution

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Bridget Kendall follows three young men through the 1956 Hungarian uprising.

In October 1956, Hungarians rose up against communist rule. Bridget Kendall follows three young men caught up in the revolt from euphoria, through armed conflict, to tragedy.

In October 1956, Hungarians marched peacefully in support of reform. Within hours, the protests had become a revolution. Soviet tanks were sent in, but when they withdrew Hungarians appeared to have triumphed - until the tanks came back.

Bridget hears the stories of two students and a young journalist. All three were in the street outside the national radio station when the conflict with the secret police turned the protests into a revolution. And she hears what happened when one of them took up a gun.


With Peter Pallai, Matyas Sarkozi, Sandor Vaci

Producer: Phil Tinline.

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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