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Red Menace

2019 marks the 30th year since the fall of the Berlin Wall and, ostensibly, the end of the Cold War. In light of this, Rich Hall embarks on an examination of the relationship between the West and the East, America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. In his unique way, Rich looks at the propaganda, ignorance, fear and secrecy, and the natural offspring of these, paranoia, and considers how a 40-year stand-off between the superpowers brought the US and Russia to the verge of nuclear war.

English
Name Type Role
John McCormack Producer
Eleanor Clift Guest Star Interviewed Guest
Peter Finn Guest Star Interviewed Guest
Chris Cottam Director
Rich Hall Actor