Men who bust spy from prison face trial

Title

Men who bust spy from prison face trial

Genre

Interview

TX Date

5 Jul 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:15

Description

Anti-nuclear campaigners Pat (Patrick) Pottle and Michael Randle will appear in court in London on Monday accused of helping Soviet spy George Blake to get out of Wormwood Scrubs prison in 1966. They recently published a book admitting they helped in the escape and smuggled Blake to the East German border. In 3 clips Mr Pottle says they will plead not guilty and do not regret their actions. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Pat Pottle

Keywords

USSR; Espionage; Spies; Trials; Escapes; George Blake; Michael Randle

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