Programme Index

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 16^th Oct 2017, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 12^th Oct 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Reed visits the revolutionary frontline with the Bolshevik commander-in-chief, who is less than organised. Stars Richard Laing. Show more

John Reed - Ten Days That Shook the World

8. Victory

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 18^th Oct 2017, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Oct 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Trotsky claims victory over the Cossacks. On the front line, Reed faces the brutality of the Red Guard. Stars Richard Laing. Show more

Contributors

John Reed:: Richard Laing
Louise Bryant:: Kelly Burke
Colonel:: Nicholas Murchie
Kameniev:: Ewan Bailey
Dybenko:: Richard Nichols
Baklanov:: Richard Elfyn
Leonsky:: Sion Pritchard
Director:: Alison Hindell
Author:: John Reed
Adaptor:: Robin Brooks

Genres

DramaHistorical

Series

John Reed - Ten Days That Shook the World

5. Chill Winds

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 13^th Oct 2017, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 9^th Oct 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Kerensky joins forces with the Cossacks advancing on Petrograd. Can the Revolution survive? Stars Richard Laing and Kelly Burke. From 2017. Show more

Contributors

John Reed:: Richard Laing
Louise Bryant:: Kelly Burke
Comberg:: Matthew Gravelle
Shatov:: Nicholas Murchie
Spiridonova:: Gwawr Loader
Antonov:: Sion Pritchard
Oblomov:: Simon Ludders
Krylenko:: Tom Forrister
Mayor:: Philip Fox
Director:: Alison Hindell
Author:: John Reed
Adaptor:: Robin Brooks

Genres

DramaHistorical

Series

John Reed - Ten Days That Shook the World

7. Counter-Revolution

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 17^th Oct 2017, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 13^th Oct 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Bryant is in a vicious street battle, and government troops are captured by Bolshevik sailors. Stars Richard Laing. Show more

Contributors

John Reed:: Richard Laing
Louise Bryant:: Kelly Burke
Trotsky:: Matthew Gravelle
Meshkovsky:: Nicholas Murchie
Girl:: Gwawr Loader
Antonov:: Sion Pritchard
Doorman:: Ewan Bailey
Director:: Alison Hindell
Author:: John Reed
Adaptor:: Robin Brooks

Genres

DramaHistorical

Series

John Reed - Ten Days That Shook the World

9. Moscow

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 19^th Oct 2017, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 15^th Oct 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Lunacharsky despairs that the revolutionaries' own bombardment has destroyed the Kremlin. Stars Richard Laing. Show more

Contributors

John Reed:: Richard Laing
Louise Bryant:: Kelly Burke
Lunacharsky:: Matthew Gravelle
Cab Driver:: Nicholas Murchie
Melcher:: Charlie Clements
Wife:: Eiry Thomas
Student:: Sion Pritchard
Actor:: Simon Ludders
Actor:: Tom Forrister
Director:: Alison Hindell
Author:: John Reed
Adaptor:: Robin Brooks

Genres

DramaHistorical

Series

John Reed - Ten Days That Shook the World

10. The Conquest of Power

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 20^th Oct 2017, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 16^th Oct 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Bolsheviks have defeated the counter-revolution, and private ownership of land has been abolished. Stars Richard Laing. Show more

Contributors

John Reed:: Richard Laing
Louise Bryant:: Kelly Burke
Trotsky:: Matthew Gravelle
Lenin:: Nicholas Murchie
Zinoviev:: Sion Pritchard
Sverdlov:: Simon Ludders
Nathanson:: Philip Fox
Actor:: Eiry Thomas
Actor:: Charlie Clements
Actor:: Tom Forrister
Director:: Alison Hindell
Author:: John Reed
Adaptor:: Robin Brooks

Genres

DramaHistorical

Series

John Reed - Ten Days That Shook the World

1. The Coming Storm

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 9^th Oct 2017, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 5^th Oct 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Petrograd, Autumn 1917. Dramatised eye-witness accounts of the Russian Revolution. With Richard Laing and Kelly Burke. Show more

Contributors

John Reed:: Richard Laing
Louise Bryant:: Kelly Burke
Lenin:: Nicholas Murchie
Liazonov:: Ewan Bailey
Lunacharsky:: Matthew Gravelle
Buchanan:: Richard Elfyn
Director:: Alison Hindell
Author:: John Reed
Adaptor:: Robin Brooks

Genres

DramaHistorical

Series

John Reed - Ten Days That Shook the World

2. On the Eve

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 10^th Oct 2017, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 6^th Oct 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Confusion in Petrograd mounts. Reed interviews Trotsky and hears Lenin calling for a Bolshevik insurrection. With Richard Laing. Show more

Contributors

John Reed:: Richard Laing
Louise Bryant:: Kelly Burke
Lenin:: Nicholas Murchie
Kerensky:: Ewan Bailey
Trotsky:: Matthew Gravelle
Karelin:: Richard Elfyn
Doorwoman:: Lynn Hunter
Zorin:: Sion Pritchard
Director:: Alison Hindell
Author:: John Reed
Adaptor:: Robin Brooks

Genres

DramaHistorical

Series

John Reed - Ten Days That Shook the World

3. The Winter Palace

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 11^th Oct 2017, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 7^th Oct 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Reed and Bryant are caught up with alarmed government troops defending the Winter Palace. Stars Richard Laing and Kelly Burke. Show more

Contributors

John Reed:: Richard Laing
Louise Bryant:: Kelly Burke
Kerensky:: Ewan Bailey
Comberg:: Matthew Gravelle
Driver:: Nicholas Murchie
Commissar:: Richard Elfyn
Robert:: Sion Pritchard
Director:: Alison Hindell
Author:: John Reed
Adaptor:: Robin Brooks

Genres

DramaHistorical

Series

John Reed - Ten Days That Shook the World

4. Plunging Ahead

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 12^th Oct 2017, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 8^th Oct 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Bolsheviks have taken the Winter Palace and seized control. Stars Richard Laing and Kelly Burke. Show more

Contributors

John Reed:: Richard Laing
Louise Bryant:: Kelly Burke
Kerensky:: Ewan Bailey
Comberg:: Matthew Gravelle
Soldier:: Nicholas Murchie
Commissar:: Richard Elfyn
Saratov:: Sion Pritchard
Woman:: Sarah Ridgeway
Director:: Alison Hindell
Author:: John Reed
Adaptor:: Robin Brooks

Genres

DramaHistorical

Series