Tomorrow marks the 250th anniversary of America’s independence from Britain. The writings of English revolutionary democrat Thomas Paine were instrumental in this revolutionary struggle. His radical ideas form part of our communist heritage, writes Rob Sewell.

In this episode, leading member of the RCI James Kilby, explains the revolutionary process that developed towards the Second World War, and how the reformists and Stalinists in one betrayed these incredible movements, thus setting back the world revolution by decades.

The Cuban Revolution stands as a key event for communists everywhere. It showed that in order to fight imperialism you must fight capitalism. In this talk, the Cuban Revolution and its leading figures are explained.