Cuba and the Cold War | From Castro's rise to power to the missile crisis
CHANNEL | Radio 3
FIRST BROADCAST | 30 March 1997
DURATION | 44 minutes 46 seconds
This programme examines the personal qualities and motivations of one of the most revered revolutionaries in history. Through written extracts and interviews with contemporaries, a picture emerges of a man who captured many an imagination and continues to do so today. Among those whose memories are discussed are: Jean-Paul Sartre; a fellow member of the 26 July Army; Castro's former lover and a journalist who was one of the last to see him before he was killed.
French philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir visited Cuba and met Fidel Castro along with Che Guevara in 1960. They stayed at the famous Hotel Nacional in Havana. In 2004, in the same hotel, Fidel Castro met Robert Redford, who produced the film 'The Motorcycle Diaries', which was based on Che Guevara's life.
Castro speaks to reporters a week after the revolution.
Robin Day reports from Florida on the Cuban exiles.
President Kennedy speech following the Bay of Pigs incident.
'Panorama' visits Fidel Castro after the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Kennedy's speech on the Cuban missile crisis.
The Labour Party leader speaks to BBC News about the missile crisis.
An extract from a radio newsreel.
An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council discusses the Cuban missile crisis.
Robin Day interviews US Senator Mike Mansfield for 'Panorama'.
A brief report on the arrival of an evacuee ship from Guantanamo.
After 'one of the most dangerous weeks in history', what now for the world?
President Kennedy announces the end of the Cuban blockade.
Castro celebrates 10 years since the first uprising against the former regime.
A profile of Che Guevara.
Kate Adie introduces a report on the Cuban missile crisis.
A profile of the man devoted to removing Castro.
While the USA prepared for war, what was happening inside the USSR and Cuba?
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