A tour of Cold War airbase RAF Upper Heyford (65)

A tour of Cold War airbase RAF Upper Heyford (65)

In this episode we visit RAF Upper Heyford for a photography tour for Cold War enthusiasts … The episode is in three parts, the first is some audio from the tour, followed by an interview with Ric Batson a former member of the USAF 20th Security Police Squadron and tour guide as well as an interview with his wife who is also a tour guide covering some aspects of the challenges of being the British wife of USAF service personnel. If you are enjoying the podcasts then a few dollars, pounds of euros a month you can help us cover our increasing costs and keep us on the air as well as receive a Cold War Conversations coaster- this year’s sought after household accessory! Just go to https://www.patreon.com/coldwarpod. Thankyou so much to our current and latest Patrons Support the project! https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/ Youtube https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I was a deep cover KGB spy Part 2 (141)

I was a deep cover KGB spy Part 2 (141)

This is part 2 of our chat with Jack Barsky who spent ten years as an undercover KGB agent in the United States. He is the longest surviving known member of the KGB illegals programme that operated du...

25 Syys 202056min

I was a deep cover KGB spy Part 1 (140)

I was a deep cover KGB spy Part 1 (140)

If you’ve seen the TV drama series, “The Americans” you’ll be fascinated by this episode. Albrecht Dittrich was an East German graduate student and a true believer in the Communist cause when he was r...

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Portland Spy Ring Part 2 (139)

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This is the 2nd episode with Trevor Barnes, the author of “Dead Doubles, a new book on the Portland Spy Ring, one of the most infamous espionage cases of the Cold War. The story continues with the dra...

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Portland Spy Ring Part 1 (138)

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In this episode we talk with Trevor Barnes, the author of “Dead Doubles, a new book on the Portland Spy Ring, one of the most infamous espionage cases of the Cold War. In 1960 it was discovered that c...

4 Syys 202051min

The Last British Commandant in Cold War West Berlin Part 2 (137)

The Last British Commandant in Cold War West Berlin Part 2 (137)

This is the 2nd part of our conversation with Major General Sir Robert Corbett, KCVO, CB who was the last Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin. We join as I ask what were the British Army’s plan...

28 Elo 202057min

The Last British Commandant in Cold War West Berlin Part 1 (136)

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Major General Sir Robert Corbett, KCVO, CB was the last Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin. We start his story with the description of his first experience of Berlin as a young Army officer co...

21 Elo 202048min

Eva - A Cold War Czechoslovak Childhood (135)

Eva - A Cold War Czechoslovak Childhood (135)

Born in Communist Czechoslovakia, Eva Caletkova has written an honest and unflinching account of her childhood in Bratislava. Eva’s parents were Catholics, and the communist regime began to persecute ...

14 Elo 20201h 18min

My father was Cold War Stasi spy Werner Stiller (134)

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Werner Stiller’s spectacular defection to the West in 1979 inflicted one of the Cold War’s most serious blows to the Stasi. At the time he was working as a case officer for the Main Directorate for Re...

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