6. The Revolutionary Front
Reed visits the revolutionary frontline with the Bolshevik commander-in-chief, who is less than organised. Stars Richard Laing.
Kerensky and the counter-revolutionary Cossacks are making gains and threatening Petrograd.
Reed visits the Revolutionary frontline with the Bolshevik commander-in-chief - who seems less than organised.
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
Comberg ..... Matthew Gravelle
Colonel ..... Nicholas Murchie
Dybenko ..... Richard Nichols
Antonov ..... Sion Pritchard
With Simon Ludders, Tom Forrister and Philip Fox
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 |
| Comberg | Matthew Gravelle |
| Colonel | Nicholas Murchie |
| Dybenko | Richard Nichols |
| Antonov | Sion Pritchard |
| Actor | Simon Ludders |
| Actor | Tom Forrister |
| Actor | Philip Fox |
| Actor | Robin Brooks |
| Director | Alison Hindell |
| Author | John Reed |
| Adaptor | Robin Brooks |
Broadcasts
Mon 16 Oct 201709:45BBC Radio 4 FM- Mon 16 Oct 201719:45BBC Radio 4
- Mon 11 Oct 202114:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 12 Oct 202102:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
Ten days that shook the world
A Russia-themed season to mark the October Revolution centenary.
