Ralph - Arrested and interrogated by the Stasi (181)
In this second part of Ralph Hänel’s story of his life in East Germany. We hear of Ralph’s arrest by the Stasi and subsequent interrogation for 10 months. Ralph describes in some detail the arrest an...
4 Juni 20211h 3min
Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown that Shaped the Modern World (180)
We speak with author Giles Milton about his new book Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown that Shaped the Modern World. In 1945 at the end of World War 2 the Soviet Red Army captured Berlin. For...
28 Maj 20211h 13min
Bonus - The state funeral of Josef Stalin (179)
This episode is sponsored by MUBI, a curated streaming service with an ever-changing collection of hand-picked cinema. From new directors to award-winners. From everywhere on earth. Beautiful, interes...
25 Maj 202146min
Spy who was left out in the Cold: The Secret History of Agent Goleniewski (178)
We speak with author Tim Tate about his new book the Spy who was left out in the Cold: The Secret History of Agent Goleniewski Michal Goleniewski remains one of the most important, yet least known and...
21 Maj 20211h 29min
Ralph - DJing and Kung Fu in East Germany (177)
Ralph Hänel tells some unique, strange and funny short stories about childhood and youth in East Germany. We talk about the experiences of his parents in the closing stages of World War 2, his school...
14 Maj 20211h 28min
Irish Army peacekeeping in the Lebanon (176)
Adrian Jones was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Irish Army in 1983. As a 23 year old officer he served in the United Nations Peacekeeping Force UNIFIL in Southern Lebanon from 1987 to 1988. The I...
7 Maj 202158min
Codename Hero - Soviet double agent Oleg Penkovsky (175)
In August 1960, a Soviet colonel called Oleg Penkovsky contacted the West to offer to work as a 'soldier warrior for the free world. MI6 and the CIA ran Penkovsky jointly, in an operation that ran thr...
30 Apr 202151min
Korean war veteran & prisoner of war (174)
70 years ago today would have been the middle of a desperate battle by outnumbered British forces at the battle of the Imjin River in Korea. The Korean War was among the most destructive conflicts of ...
23 Apr 20211h 25min
