Episode 3
Peter Firth reads Christopher Andrew's history of MI5. The recruiting of spies was never an exact science, owing much to the clubbable atmosphere of Oxbridge and public schools.
Peter Firth reads from Christopher Andrew's history of the British Security Service, MI5.
Using material released by the organisation's archives to mark its centenary year, this charts MI5's successes and failures through the two World Wars, the Cold War and the complex modern world of counter-terrorism.
The recruiting of spies was never an exact science, owing much to the clubbable atmosphere of Oxbridge and public schools.
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.
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- Wed 14 Oct 200909:45BBC Radio 4 FM
- Thu 15 Oct 200900:30BBC Radio 4
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