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Leo Long exposed as spy (1981)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report on exposure of Leo Long as a spy in a confession to the Sunday Times. He passed information to spy Anthony Blunt, who in turn passed it to the Russians during the Second World War. Labour MP Dennis...

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Portsea Island Discs: David Whiting, journalist, engineer and animal welfare worker (1984)

This week, Andy Ferriss talks to David Whiting. He is the driving force behind compassionate world farming and a journalist, an aero space and weapon development engineer, an animal spy, and the stepson of...

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Anthony Blunt on his exposure as Soviet spy (1979)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Anthony Blunt following recent exposure of him as the fourth man in the Cambridge Five Soviet spy ring which included Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean and Kim Philby. On working for the Russians...

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East German spy ring exposed (1977)

Genre

News report

Alfred Schroeder(?) reports on the revelation of an East German spy ring operating in West Germany. The spying has been labelled the most serious case of espionage since the Second World War. Amongst the...

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US pilot killed in spyplane crash (1995)

Genre

News report

A United States air force pilot has died while taking off on a mission to Bosnia. Captain David Hawkins was killed when his U2 spy-plane exploded and crashed at Fairford in Gloucestershire. Paul Maurice...

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Adolf Hitler diaries - Authenticity doubts (1983)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified (Scottish?) male historian and former spy on the discovery and publication of the diaries of Adolf Hitler, and on doubts over their authenticity. Male interviewer not identified. In 2 parts.

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Fifth Cambridge spy revealed (1990)

Genre

Interview

Labour MP Ted Leadbitter - responsible for exposing Anthony Blunt, the fourth member of the Cambridge Five group of spies who passed information to the Soviet Union in the Second World War - calls for the...

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Thatcher on Anthony Blunt revelation as spy (1979)

Genre

Speech; Parliamentary debate

House of Commons speech made by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher regarding Anthony Blunt and the public announcement of his espionage associated with passing information to the Soviets during World War II....

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New computer spy game (1996)

Genre

Interview; News report

A new interactive computer game means people can come in from the cold and immerse themselves in covert operations. Reporter Jeff Collins was at the launch of Spycraft at London’s Imperial War Museum. The...

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