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Eyewitness
54 – Canucks Hunt For Red October
Colonel Terry Chester spent a good portion of his RCAF career hunting for Soviet Submarines in both the Pacific and Atlantic area’s of operation. He was instrumental in the design criteria for sub hunting capability’s when Canada procured the, then new Aurora, for anti-submarine hunting in the early 1980’s. Terry has great stories to … Read more54 – Canucks Hunt For Red October
52- László Nagy – A Hungarian Life
László Nagy was one of the early members of the Hungarian Democratic Forum in 1987. The HDF became Hungary’s largest political party following first free elections in 1990. In this episode we hear the story of his parent’s life in 1950’s Hungary and László’s early life including how he ended up at … Read more52- László Nagy – A Hungarian Life
53- East German Army Officer at the Fall of the Wall
In this episode we hear the third and final part of Torsten Belger’s story as he tells us about his first visit to West Berlin, leaving the East German Army and life after the GDR. Before we start a quick thanks to Skjip1969, Peteyinmontreal & GDR Objectified for leaving reviews in Itunes. … Read more53- East German Army Officer at the Fall of the Wall
49 – An RAF pilot remembers the end of the Cold War – Chasing Bears Pt 2
Nick Anderson is a former RAF Phantom jet fighter pilot. In this episode we welcome back Nick as his story continues with his accounts of how the Soviet aircrew tried to distract RAF plane and how he was almost downed by the Soviet tactics. The episode ends with Nick telling us about the final … Read more49 – An RAF pilot remembers the end of the Cold War – Chasing Bears Pt 2
48 – Gillian – A US Student visits Poland in 1989
Gillian Cox visited Poland in October 1989. In this episode you will hear her eyewitness of account of a country undergoing fundamental change. The free trade union Solidarity has just won it’s first election, although at this point it has to power share with the communist party. The writing is on the wall for major … Read more48 – Gillian – A US Student visits Poland in 1989
47 – Red Reporter – Covert Correspondent for East Germany – Part 1
In this episode we speak to John Green. John Green grew up in Coventry. After abandoning a zoology degree course after his second year at Bristol University, he switched to Drama. In 1964 he made the adventurous move to the German Democratic Republic to study film at the National Film School in Babelsberg, near … Read more47 – Red Reporter – Covert Correspondent for East Germany – Part 1
45 – An East German Army Officer at the 40th anniversary parade of the GDR
In this episode we welcome back Torsten Belger a former East German Army Officer. Torsten was part of the 40th Anniversary Parade of the GDR which unknown to him at the time would be its last. He tells of the training for the parade and his meeting with Yasser Arafat, the Head of … Read more45 – An East German Army Officer at the 40th anniversary parade of the GDR
43 – Highlights of 2018 – A whistle stop tour
Welcome to the Cold War Conversations History Podcast 2018 roundup and thank you to all our listeners and guests who’ve stuck with us and made the podcast what it is. If your old or new to the podcast I hope this episode will make you dip into episodes you might have missed or you … Read more43 – Highlights of 2018 – A whistle stop tour
44 – Chasing Bears Part 1 – RAF intercepts of Soviet aircraft
Nick Anderson is a former RAF Phantom jet fighter pilot. We discuss flying in the Cold War and in detail how the RAF would have responded to a nuclear attack. We also talk about how QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) worked and hear details of a number of missions Nick flew intercepting the Soviet Tupolev Tu-95 … Read more44 – Chasing Bears Part 1 – RAF intercepts of Soviet aircraft