Teaching English in East Germany (355)
Bärbel was born in a village near Magdeburg in 1962, She explores her personal and professional life growing up in East Germany. We delve into her family's views on the East German government, her j...
12 Heinä 20241h 13min
Cold War Nuclear Bombing Missions and a UFO Encounter (354)
Cold War RAF pilot Jeremy Lane, shares his gripping experiences, from nuclear bombing missions to a close encounter with a UFO. He was trained to fly the Canberra aircraft on nuclear bombing missions ...
5 Heinä 20241h 6min
Cheltenham Schoolboy to Cold War Canberra Jet Pilot (353)
Jeremy Lane’s fascination for aviation was nurtured by countless childhood hours watching aircraft at Staverton Airport and North Weald. He shares his experiences flying the Jet Provost and later, th...
28 Kesä 202444min
A Cold War Hungarian Journey Through War, Revolution, and Emigration (352)
In this comprehensive narrative, Imre recounts his life from his birth in 1936 in Hungary to his emigration to the West after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. He discusses the influence of his family’s ...
21 Kesä 20241h 3min
Mutiny in the East German Army (351)
In this riveting account, Tilo recounts his experiences as an East German soldier during the final months of East Germany. He details the rising political awareness among soldiers, and his fear that h...
14 Kesä 202446min
Face to face with the Soviets at the Cold War Reykjavik Summit between President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev (350)
This episode is brought to you by the CNN Original Series Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game which premieres 2nd June 2024 and is available now on BBC Iplayer). The series tracks the spies operating behi...
7 Kesä 20241h 10min
The President’s Kill List - Assassination and US Foreign Policy since 1945 (349)
Luca Trenta is an associate professor at Swansea University and has recently authored The President's Kill List: Assassination and US Foreign Policy Since 1945. We dig in detail into the contents of t...
31 Touko 202449min
The sinking of the USS Scorpion and the Velvet Revolution (348)
I’m a big fan of the History Daily podcast, where my good friend Lindsay Graham takes you back in time to explore a momentous moment that happened ‘on this day’ in history. Visit Historydaily.com or ...
28 Touko 202432min
