Strange Days: Cold War Britain
BBC Two history series on Britain and the Cold War, looking at the period from the end of the 1950s to the mid-1970s.
Seasons
1. Red Dawn
Air Date: 2013-11-12
Dominic Sandbrook takes us back to the strange years of the Cold War, a time when Britain was more secure and prosperous than ever, yet lived with the very real possibility of nuclear annihilation.
2. The Looking Glass War
Air Date: 2013-11-19
Dominic Sandbrook examines the ideological frontline as newly prosperous, consumerist Britain was pitched against the Soviet ideal of communism.
3. Two Tribes
Air Date: 2013-11-26
Dominic Sandbrook explores the late 1970s and 1980s, an era when the end of the world seemed a very real possibility and leaders crusaded against the threat of nuclear war.
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Rating
9.0/10
Release Date
2013-11-12
Episodes
3 (1 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
BBC