Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

The Assassination of Leon Trotsky

The murder of a Russian revolutionary, the Tolpuddle Martyrs, plus a mass poisoning in Oregon, the Dieppe Raid, and why architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh was accused of spying.

The murder of a Russian revolutionary, the Tolpuddle Martyrs, plus a bizarre mass poisoning in Oregon, the Dieppe Raid, and why the Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh was arrested for spying.
(Photo: Esteban Volkov with his grandparents, Leon Trotsky and Natalia Sedova. Credit: Trotsky Museum, Mexico City)

50 minutes

Last on

Mon 24 Aug 201504:06GMT
BBC World Service Australasia

More episodes

Previous

Korea Divided

Next

Latinos Protest Against Vietnam

See all episodes from The History Hour

Broadcasts

  • Sat 22 Aug 201508:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & East Asia
  • Sun 23 Aug 201501:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East Asia
  • Sun 23 Aug 201503:06GMT
    BBC World Service East Asia
  • Sun 23 Aug 201519:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
  • Sun 23 Aug 201522:06GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
  • Mon 24 Aug 201504:06GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

Podcast