By 1961, so many were fleeing communist East Germany that the country was in crisis. So the government built a wall to stop them. Bridget Kendall hears from three who escaped. Show more

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. Show more

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

In a series tracing decisive moments in the Cold War, Bridget Kendall hears the story of the independence struggle in the Congo in the words of people who were there. Show more

Bridget Kendall brings to life the memories of those who were there when the death of Stalin in 1953 ushered in a brief thaw in the decades-long dictatorship of Soviet communism. Show more

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. Show more

In a series tracing the decisive moments in the Cold War, Bridget Kendall tells the story of the Greek Civil War and hears from three people who were caught up in it. Show more

Bridget Kendall hears from three people whose parents were targets of the 1950s Red Scare - with tales of persecution, hearsay evidence, FBI investigation and going underground. Show more

In a series tracing the decisive moments in the early years of the Cold War, Bridget Kendall tells the story of the development of the hydrogen bomb. Show more

On June 17 1953, East German workers went on strike and demanded free elections. Bridget Kendall tells the forgotten story of the first anti-communist revolt of the Cold War. Show more

In a series tracing the decisive moments in the early years of the Cold War, Bridget Kendall hears from three people who witnessed the fall of Mohammad Mossadegh in Iran in 1953. Show more

Stories from the Korean War, McCarthyism, the development of the H-Bomb and the East German Rising of 1953. With Bridget Kendall. Show more

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

In 1948 Stalin blockaded Berlin. Would Britain and America do anything to help the Berliners? Bridget Kendall hears from three of them about life under the blockade. Show more

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

In a series tracing the decisive moments in the early years of the Cold War, Bridget Kendall tells the story of the divisive 1948 general election in Italy. Show more

In a series tracing the decisive moments in the early years of the Cold War, Bridget Kendall hears the stories of four people who witnessed the fall of Shanghai in 1949. Show more

The Korean War was when the Cold War turned hot - and tore thousands of families apart. Bridget Kendall hears three such stories: of separation, regret and a remarkable rescue. Show more

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