Timewatch · SEASON 11
Special: The Cuban Missile Crisis: 1: Defying Uncle Sam
Episode 17 · 1992-10-07

- Documentary
Episode overview
30 years ago, American reaction against the Cuban Revolution led the world to the brink of nuclear war. Recounting the various US-inspired attacks against Cuba and the life of its leader Fidel Castro, who gives his account of events for the first time on television. When Soviet premier Khrushchev decided to protect Cuba with nuclear missiles and President Kennedy demanded their removal, the world held its breath. Part 1 of 2.
50 minutes
Season 11 episodes
1. Battle of the Styles1992-01-15
2. Kwai1992-01-29
3. Tito: 1: Churchill's Man?1992-02-26
4. Tito: 2: His Own Man1992-03-04
5. Woolly Al Walks the Kitty Back1992-03-11
6. The Story of Elisabeth Nietzsche: 1: Forgotten Fatherland1992-04-01
7. The Story of Elisabeth Nietzsche: 2: Mother of the Fatherland1992-04-08
8. SS-3: The Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich1992-06-03
9. Gladio: 1: The Ringmasters1992-06-10
10. Gladio: 2: The Puppeteers1992-06-17
11. Gladio: 3: The Foot Soldiers1992-06-24
12. The Un-Americans: 1: Five Minutes to Midnight1992-09-02
13. The Un-Americans: 2: No Place to Hide1992-09-09
14. The Un-Americans: 3: To Hell with Truth1992-09-16
15. A Diplomat in Japan: 1: A Clash of Cultures1992-09-23
16. A Diplomat In Japan: 2: Witness to a Revolution1992-09-30
17. Special: The Cuban Missile Crisis: 1: Defying Uncle Sam1992-10-07
18. Special: The Cuban Missile Crisis: 2: Eyeball to Eyeball1992-10-14
19. Sold Down the River1992-10-21
20. Roger Casement - Heart of Darkness1992-10-28