Episodes
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20061020 | 20200419 (BBC7) 20200420 (BBC7) | Three Days That Shook the World By Penny Gold A reconstruction of three of the most dramatic days in Soviet history - the attempted coup against Mikhail Gorbachev in August 1991 - based on Gorbachev's own account. Imprisoned in a Black Sea dacha with all communications severed, Gorbachev and his family negotiate for their lives, while the coup-leaders attempt to win the country's support and reverse the reforms of the previous years. Cast Directed by John Dryden First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006. 1991, the USSR: Mikhail Gorbachev is imprisoned in a Black Sea dacha during a coup. |