Days That Shook the World
Season 3, Episode 1: The Cost of Betrayal: The Defection of Burgess & MacLean/The Execution of the Rosenbergs
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19 June 1953 and 25 May 1951 The differing fates of the most famous Soviet spies are explored as, in the USA, the Rosenbergs face the electric chair for passing atomic secrets to the Soviets and, after a dramatic flight, the British spies Burgess and Maclean find safety in the hands of the KGB.
All Episodes - Season 3
Episode 1
The Cost of Betrayal: The Defection of Burgess & MacLean/The Execution of the Rosenbergs
Episode 2
Rule of the Gun: The O.K. Corral/Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
Episode 3
Fact or Fiction: The War of the Worlds/Hitler Diaries
Episode 4
The War to End All Wars: The End of World War I
Episode 5
Let Freedom Rise: The Boston Tea Party/The Independence of India
Episode 6
Battle For The Holy City: The Six-Day War
Episode 7
The Battle of Midway
Episode 8
The Road To Revolution: The Execution of Ceauşescu/The Iranian Revolution
Episode 9
Episode 9
Episode 10
The Overthrow of Ceaucescu