Cold War Kids: The Unique Life of US Military BRATs (424)
Author Tom Hapgood is a US military BRAT aka the child of a parent or parents serving full-time in the United States Armed Forces. He talks about his 5 years in West Germany during the Cold War. He s...
3 Loka 20251h 7min
The Cambridge Five Cold War Spy Ring: Philby, Burgess, Maclean, Blunt & Cairncross (423)
The incredible story of the five most damaging spies in British history, from their recruitment at Cambridge University to their infiltration of the government and the security services, all while suc...
26 Syys 20251h 6min
Cold War Britain: Fifty years in the shadow of the bomb (422)
Fraser McCallum is the author of a new book Cold War Britain: Fifty years in the shadow of the bomb which gives a fascinating insight into a period that shaped the fabric of British society. The Cold...
19 Syys 202559min
D.B. Cooper: The Unsolved Cold War Aircraft Hijack (421)
On November 24, 1971, a man using the alias Dan Cooper hijacked a Northwest Airlines flight, demanding a ransom of $200,000 and four parachutes. What followed was a daring escape that has left investi...
12 Syys 20251h 2min
A Royal Scots Dragoon Guard in Cold War Berlin (420)
I delve into the remarkable life of Peter Stewart, a former Royal Scots Dragoon Guard Chieftain tank driver whose experiences during the Cold War offer a unique perspective on military life. Peter's...
5 Syys 20251h 12min
The 2nd Most Famous Voice In Cold War Romania (419)
Irina Nistor worked as a translator of TV programs in Romania under the Communist regime, and is known for secretly voicing over thousands of banned movie titles on VHS tapes smuggled in from the West...
29 Elo 202556min
Codename Sunbeam - The story of MI6’s greatest Cold War spy (418)
He was a KGB colonel. A double agent. And the most valuable spy Britain ever had. Born into a world of secrets & silence in Moscow Oleg Gordievsky’s journey takes us from the waning days of Stalin t...
22 Elo 202554min
A 98 Year Old USAF Veteran Remembers the Berlin AIrlift (417)
The Berlin Airlift stands as one of the most significant events in Cold War history, a testament to the resilience and determination of the Allies in the face of Soviet adversity. I speak with 98 year...
15 Elo 202549min
