Episode 5
Peter Firth reads from Christopher Andrew's history of the British Security Service, MI5. Bringing the story up to date.
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.
Bringing the story up to date.
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.
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