Cold War
Sunday Feature. Turning Picasso. Audio, 44 minutes
New evidence that the CIA tried to turn Picasso to the American side in the Cold War.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
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- Posted30 November 2023
HARDtalk. Jonna Mendez: Does the world still need spies? Audio, 23 minutes
Stephen Sackur speaks to former US spy Jonna Mendez, who was the CIA’s chief of disguise
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Turning Point. The Fall. Audio, 57 minutes
The story of the mistake that caused one of the crucial turning points of the 20th century
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Outlook. The forbidden lovers who plotted a daring escape. Audio, 41 minutes
Karl-Heinz and Hedi were kept apart by the Iron Curtain and the East German secret police
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Short Cuts. Series 36, The Soil. Audio, 28 minutes
Josie Long presents short documentaries about the ground beneath your feet.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted8 September 2023
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- Posted8 September 2023
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- Posted13 August 2023
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- Posted17 May 2023
Arts & Ideas. East Germany. Audio, 45 minutes
Katja Hoyer on East Germany, behind the Berlin Wall and the Cold War caricature
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted23 March 2023
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- Posted22 March 2023
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- Posted12 March 2023
Drama on 3. Reykjavik. Audio, 99 minutes
Award-winning drama from Spain. The Fischer-Spassky chess match is re-enacted in a park
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Witness History. First winter ascent of Everest. Audio, 9 minutes
On 17 February 1980, the first people climbed Everest in winter
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted13 February 2023
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- Posted10 January 2023
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- Posted7 January 2023
On This Day. 22 Dec 1989: Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate reopens. Audio, 2 minutes
East and West Berlin leaders meet as symbol of Cold War division is opened to the public.
- AttributionBBC
- Available for over a year
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- Posted24 November 2022
The Rest Is History. The World Cup: Post-war reconciliation, Brazilian dictatorship, and North Koreans in Middlesbrough. Audio, 60 minutes
The second episode of The Rest Is History's guide to the history of FIFA World Cup.
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for over a year
The Rest Is History. History's Biggest Questions with Dan Carlin (Part 2) Audio, 60 minutes
Tom and Dominic are joined by Dan Carlin to tackle the biggest questions in history.
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for over a year