1983 holds an extraordinary and largely unknown Cold War story of spies and double agents, of missiles being readied, of intelligence failures, misunderstandings and the panic of world leaders.Borimir Totev talks with Taylor Downing, author of ‘1983: The World at the Brink’ about what contemporary leaders can learn from the past and how we choose to remember fear.This podcast episode was edited and produced for Pushkin House by Borimir Totev.Music featured in this episode: Tagirijus - House Of Lost Souls Atmo, Blue Dot Sessions - Curiously and Curiously.