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I am Nina Krusheva, the great granddaughter of Nikita Krushev,
the leader of the Soviet Union in 1962.
And I'm Max Kennedy, the nephew of US President John F.
Kennedy.
We explore what was a terrifying moment in history.
The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
How close the world came to nuclear war.
And what they had to do to pull it back from the brink.
The Balm, Kennedy and Khrushchev.
All episodes available now wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
Hello and welcome to a special edition of The Life Scientific,
coming to you complete with audience from the Mary Rose Museum at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard,
where maritime history meets conservation science.
Ladies and gentlemen, picture the scene.
It's July 1545 and King Henry VIII is at war with France again.
As the French fleet enters the Solent,
Henry watches from the battlements of South Sea Castle as his warships head out from the harbour to meet them.
Cannons loaded and sails high, including his favourite, the mighty Mary Rose.
And then she sinks.