1983: The Brink of Apocalypse

This programme recalls the events that led up to one of the most dangerous moments in the entire history of the Cold War: a NATO command post exercise, code named Able Archer 83, which caused the USSR to believe that NATO was planning a genuine nuclear attack.

• Daniel PembertonOriginal Music Composer
• Henry ChancellorDirector

• Robert CambrinusColonel Stanislav Petrov
• Olegar FedoroRussian General
• Boris IsarovV. Kruchkov
• Gina McKeeSelf - Narrator (voice)