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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 15: The Cuban Missile Crisis

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Episode 15: The Cuban Missile Crisis

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The Cuban Missile Crisis

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Bridget Kendall hears from witnesses to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

In 1962, the world came closer to nuclear war than ever before or since. Bridget Kendall hears the story in the words of four people who were there.

In 1962 the world came closer to nuclear war than ever before or since, as the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other over the presence of Soviet missiles on the island of Cuba.

In a series tracing decisive moments in the early years of the Cold War, Bridget Kendall hears the story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in the words of four people who were there.

Featuring Ciro Bianchi, Frances Glasspool-Matlock, John Guerrasio and Sergei Khrushchev.

Readings by John Guerrasio

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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