Peace campaigner admits aiding Soviet spy to escape prison

Title

Peace campaigner admits aiding Soviet spy to escape prison

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

4 Jan 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:49

Description

Gareth Furby reports on London antiques dealer and former CND campaigner Pat (Patrick) Pottle admitting to helping Soviet spy George Blake escape from prison in 1966. Interviews with Pat Pottle who says he has no regerts and Graham Riddick MP on action that should be taken against Pottle. From Billboard programme.

Contributors

Graham Riddick; Gareth Furby; Pat Pottle

Keywords

USSR; Espionage; Prison; Spies; CND; Public inquiries; Escapes; Peace movements; Wormwood Scrubs; Billboard (radio programme); George Blake; Michael Randle

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