https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/8f3a3d31-e4bd-4f8e-8cbe-cda895f58066 John Reed's first-hand description of the Russian Revolution was written in early 1918 and published in the USA the following year. The veracity and impact of his dynamic snapshot-style reportage made the book an instant best seller, and it has since become a modern classic, inspiring films including Sergei Eisenstein's October and the Oscar-winning Reds. This fast-paced dramatisation begins in autumn 1917, with news of upheaval in Russia hitting the headlines worldwide. The tsar has abdicated, and the provisional government, formed to replace him, is losing control. American journalists John Reed and Louise Bryant arrive in Petrograd to find the city in chaos. The tension between factions is palpable, and it's only a matter of time before the situation explodes—but in what direction? As revolutionaries and counter-revolutionaries struggle to seize power, the duo find themselves at the very heart of the insurrection, experiencing history as it unfolds.... Vividly capturing the anarchy and confusion of those tumultuous days, Reed's sensational blow-by-blow account, adapted by acclaimed dramatist Robin Brooks, transports us to the chilly, mud-churned streets of Petrograd as these world-changing events play out. John Reed ...... Richard Laing Louise Bryant ...... Kelly Burke Lenin / Driver / Soldier / Shatov / Colonel / Meshkovsky / Cab Driver ...... Nicholas Murchie Liazonov / Kerensky / Doorman / Kameniev ...... Ewan Bailey Lunacharsky / Trotsky / Comberg ...... Matthew Gravelle Buchanan / Karelin / Commissar / Baklanov ...... Richard Elfyn Doorwoman ...... Lynn Hunter Zorin / Robert / Saratov / Antonov / Leonsky / Student / Zinoviev ...... Sion Pritchard Woman ...... Sarah Ridgeway Spiridonova / Girl ...... Gwawr Loader Oblomov / Sverdlov ...... Simon Ludders Krylenko ...... Tom Forrister Mayor / Nathanson ...... Philip Fox Dybenko ...... Richard Nichols Melcher ...... Charlie Clements Wife ...... Eiry Thomas Written by John Reed Dramatised by Robin Brooks Directed by Alison Hindell First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 9th October 2017 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:38:20 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/8f3a3d31-e4bd-4f8e-8cbe-cda895f58066 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.