Mark Brayne worked as a Reuters & BBC journalist during the Cold War. This time we are in Romania in December 1989 where riots, street violence and murder in several cities over the course of roughly a week led the Romanian leader Nicolae Ceaușescu to flee the capital city on 22 December with his wife.
We hear the challenges of being a journalist in what was effectively a war zone without the risk assessments and protective gear of the present day.
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Back to today’s episode, part 3 of three episodes with Mark and it’s been an honour for Mark to share his stories with us in such an honest and revealing fashion…
We welcome Mark Brayne back to our Cold War conversation…
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Mark’s radio documentary on Romania in 1989