Cold War Britain (2025 Book) Part One with Author Fraser McCallum

'Keep a hold of those 99 balloons, tear down this wall Mr Gorbachev and make a shelter of your internal doors, we're diving into the Cold War in Britain'. Sean is joined by Imperial War Museum employee and author of Cold War Britain: 50 Years in the Shadow of the Bomb, Fraser McCallum.

A two-hour exploration of the Cold War from a purely British stand-point, this begins as a discussion of Fraser's book and rapidly becomes an in-depth, humorous and passionate discussion between two lads who love history.

References:

-The parade that Sean was talking about was the "Victory Celebration" Parade in London on 8th June 1946, which omitted the Polish Forces.

-The Channel Four programme Sean was talking about was the 2010 documentary 'Bloody Foreigners: The Untold Battle of Britain'.

Our Guest:

https://shop.iwm.org.uk/blogs/news/cold-war-britain -A blog about the book on the Imperial War Museum Website, with a link to the shop. This podcast is not an advertisement, and the link is here for you to do your own research on the book. You can buy it from whatever seller you want, we're not trying to influence you. Sean and Sarah highly recommend the book though!

Podcast Sting:

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Chapters:

0:05 Welcome to Cold War Britain

0:27 The Role of the NHS

3:13 Labour Government and Idealism versus Reality

5:32 Making History Accessible

6:30 The Lack of books on Britain's role in the Cold War

8:17 The Cold War and British Identity

8:47 The Challenge of Academic History

9.40 A book with Winston Churchill and David Bowie

0:05 Welcome to Cold War Britain

0:27 The Role of the NHS

3:25 Historical Context and Modern Politics

5:32 Making History Accessible

8:17 The Cold War and British Identity

8:47 The Challenge of Academic History

12:48 Did Churchill under-estimate Stalin?

16:44 The Dilemma of Poland

18:13 The Suez Crisis

19:10 The Vietnam War and British Involvement

23:45 The UK/US 'Special Relationship'

25:20 The UK/USSR relationship-A Marriage of Convenience?

42:09 Protests and Changing Attitudes

44:15 The Cultural Impact of the Cold War

50:23 Cinema and Cold War Narratives

56:16 Reflections on History and Film

59:00 The Evolution of Britain's Nuclear Arsenal

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