This programme is a true story that you probably have never heard before. And what a story it is! In 1940, after Hitler had invaded Poland and England and France had declared war on Germany, England and France were about to enter into a war with Russia. Given that there was no differences that matter between how evil Nazi Germany was, and how evil Communist Russia was, this would have made a lot of sense. What the British and the French were planning would have drastically altered the course of World War II. Now, pull up a chair, or just keep driving around, for the next hour, and I’ll tell you exactly how this almost happened.

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