 
                
                        The Looking Glass War
Dominic Sandbrook examines the Cold War years, looking at the frontline of the conflict as consumerism was pitched against the Soviet ideal of communism.
Historian Dominic Sandbrook takes us back to the strange years of the Cold War. For Sandbrook these are the years in which we were both more secure and prosperous that we had ever been - and at the same time, lived everyday with the very real possibility of nuclear annihilation. This is not just a story of the superpower arms race or daring spies, real and fictional, it is a story in which all we played a crucial part.
In the second episode, Dominic looks at the frontline of the conflict as a newly prosperous Britain of consumerism was pitched against the Soviet ideal of communism.
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                                            ![]()  The War GameDuration: 02:25 
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                                            ![]()  Consumerism versus communismDuration: 01:44 
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    ![]()  The City of Prague Philharmonic OrchestraTakes The Lektor 
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    ![]()  Timothy Farthing & Rupert Farthing68 
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    ![]()  The BeatlesA Day In The Life 
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    ![]()  The BeatlesA Hard Day's Night 
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    ![]()  Sammy SalvoA Mushroom Cloud 
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    ![]()  Shots in the DarkHenry Mancini 
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    ![]()  Algiers - NovemberEnnio Morricone 
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    ![]()  The Everly BrothersAll I Have To Do Is Dream 
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    ![]()  Another Brick In the WallPink Floyd 
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    ![]()  The ShadowsApache 
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    ![]()  BlondieAtomic 
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    ![]()  The BeatlesBack In The U.S.S.R. 
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    ![]()  Dave BrubeckBlue Rondo A La Turk 
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    ![]()  The BeatlesCan't Buy Me Love 
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    ![]()  MantovaniCharmaine 
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    ![]()  Timothy Farthing & Rupert FarthingCheckpoint Charlie 
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    ![]()  The SpotnicksDark Eyes 
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    ![]()  Petula ClarkDowntown 
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    ![]()  The BeatlesDrive My Car 
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    ![]()  Henry ManciniExperiment in Terror 
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    ![]()  John BarryFrom Russia With Love (main title) Orchestra: Unknown orchestra. Conductor: John Barry.
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    ![]()  NoneDeleted Record 
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    ![]()  Timothy Farthing & Rupert FarthingIdeal ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 
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    ![]()  The WhoJoin Together 
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    ![]()  John BarryMeeting with Grantby and Fight 
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    ![]()  Timothy Farthing & Rupert FarthingNightmares 
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    ![]()  The BeatlesOb-la-di 
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    ![]()  Skeeter DavisOptimistic 
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    ![]()  KraftwerkRadio Activity 
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    ![]()  Johnny and the HurricanesRed River Rock 
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    ![]()  Michel LegrandRing-A-Ding 
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    ![]()  The BeatlesRock and Roll Music 
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    ![]()  The City of Prague Philharmonic OrchestraThe Bomb Run 
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    ![]()  The BeatlesThink for yourself 
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    ![]()  Dave BrubeckUnsquare Dance 
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    ![]()  The City of Prague Philharmonic OrchestraWaltz No 2 From Jazz Suite No 2 
How anarchists exposed secret nuclear bunkers
 
                Credits
| Role | Contributor | 
|---|---|
| Executive Producer | Steve Condie | 
| Director | Deborah Lee | 
| Series Producer | Deborah Lee | 
| Presenter | Dominic Sandbrook | 
Broadcasts
- Tue 19 Nov 2013 21:00
- Thu 21 Nov 2013 00:50ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except Northern Ireland
- Thu 21 Nov 2013 01:20ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Northern Ireland
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