Reporting the 1989 Romanian Revolution (126)

<p>We talk again to Mark Brayne who worked as a Reuters &amp; BBC journalist during the Cold War. This time we are in Romania in December 1989 where riots, street violence and murder in several cities over the course of roughly a week led the Romanian leader Nicolae Ceaușescu to flee the capital city on 22 December with his wife.</p><p>We hear the challenges of being a journalist in what was effectively a war zone without the risk assessments and protective gear of the present day.</p><p>If you are enjoying the podcast please leave a written review in Apple podcasts or share us on social media. By telling your friends you can really help the podcast grow.</p><p>If you can spare it I’m asking listeners to contribute $3 USD per month to help keep us on the air (larger amounts are welcome too) plus you can get a sought after CWC coaster as a monthly financial supporter of the podcast and you bask in the warm glow of knowing you helping preserve Cold War history.</p><p>Just go to <a href='https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/'>https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/</a></p><p>Thanks to latest Patreons </p><p>Back to today’s episode, part 3 of three episodes with Mark and it’s been an honour for Mark to share his stories with us in such an honest and revealing fashion… </p><p>We welcome Mark Brayne back to our Cold War conversation…</p><p>There’s further information on this episode in our show notes, which can also be found as a link in your podcast app. <a href='https://coldwarconversations.com/episode126'>https://coldwarconversations.com/episode126</a></p><p>If you like what you are hearing, please leave reviews in Apple podcasts and share us on social media.</p><p>If you can’t wait for next week’s episode do visit our Facebook discussion group where guests and listeners continue the Cold War Conversation. Just search Cold War Conversations in Facebook.</p><p>Thank you very much for listening. It is really appreciated.</p><p>Hi there, a quick word from your host – <b>we won an award for Best Arts &amp; History p