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  1. Mon 2 Nov 202613:45
    BBC Radio 4

    1. Election Day1956: The End of Illusion

    1/11How could Eisenhower support a British invasion while condemning a Soviet one?

  2. Tue 3 Nov 202613:45
    BBC Radio 4

    2. Oil1956: The End of Illusion

    2/11Why Suez mattered and how President Nasser’s actions triggered British and French fears.

  3. Wed 4 Nov 202613:45
    BBC Radio 4

    3. Thaw1956: The End of Illusion

    3/11Khrushchev’s Secret Speech and how it led to an uprising in Hungary.

  4. Thu 5 Nov 202613:45
    BBC Radio 4

    4. Ike1956: The End of Illusion

    4/11The dilemmas Eisenhower faced and how his allies misjudged him.

  5. Fri 6 Nov 202613:45
    BBC Radio 4

    5. Lie1956: The End of Illusion

    5/11A secret agreement and how Eden failed to cover it up.

  6. Mon 9 Nov 202613:45
    BBC Radio 4

    6. Protest1956: The End of Illusion

    6/11The effect of popular opinion in the UK, Egypt and Hungary.

  7. Tue 10 Nov 202613:45
    BBC Radio 4

    7. Iron Fist1956: The End of Illusion

    7/11The Soviet clampdown in Hungary and how Suez provided the cover.

  8. Wed 11 Nov 202613:45
    BBC Radio 4

    8. Climbdown1956: The End of Illusion

    8/11Why Anthony Eden backed down in the face of US pressure.

  9. Thu 12 Nov 202613:45
    BBC Radio 4

    9, Survivors1956: The End of Illusion

    9/11How Harold Macmillan snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

  10. Fri 13 Nov 202613:45
    BBC Radio 4

    10. Ghosts1956: The End of Illusion

    10/11What are the wider lessons of 1956?