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The World That Came in From the Cold

First broadcast in 1993. From Yalta to Malta - the history of the Cold War.

World Service,10 episodes

Episodes

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Shadow of the bomb
First broadcast in 1993. The Cold War politics of mutually assured destruction
29 Mar 1993,28 mins
Berlin: A tale of two cities
First broadcast in 1993. The city that mirrored the global conflict between East and West
30 Mar 1993,28 mins
Spies and lies
First broadcast in 1993. The hidden battles of the Cold War
07 Apr 1993,28 mins
The iron grip
First broadcast in 1993. How countries in Eastern Europe tried to loosen Moscow's grip
17 Apr 1993,27 mins
Trials of strength
First broadcast in 1993. The limitations of the United States and Soviet Union's power
21 Apr 1993,28 mins
Perceptions and paranoia
First broadcast in 1993. The conflicts between capitalism and communism
28 Apr 1993,28 mins
The Cold War Thaw
First broadcast in 1993. A period of unprecedented co-operation between East and West
04 May 1993,28 mins
A theatre of war
First broadcast in 1993. The impact of the 1975 Portuguese revolution on Angola
21 Jun 1993,28 mins
Gorbachev: A man to do business with
First broadcast in 1993. How Mikhail Gorbachev transformed East-West relations
28 Jun 1993,28 mins
From Yalta to Malta
First broadcast in 1993. How two conferences framed the Cold War
29 Jun 1993,28 mins