5. Chill Winds
Kerensky joins forces with the Cossacks advancing on Petrograd. Can the Revolution survive? Stars Richard Laing and Kelly Burke. From 2017.
Ex-Prime Minster Kerensky has joined forces with the Cossacks and is advancing on Petrograd
Meanwhile in Moscow, there is fighting in the streets with rumour is rife that the Revolution cannot survive.
John Reed's classic eye-witness account of the Russian Revolution in October 1917.
Stars Richard Laing and Kelly Burke.
Dramatised by Robin Brooks
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
A BBC Cymru/Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2017.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Broadcasts
Fri 13 Oct 201709:45BBC Radio 4 FM- Fri 13 Oct 201719:45BBC Radio 4
- Fri 8 Oct 202114:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 9 Oct 202102:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
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