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Sir Martin Furnival-Jones

The former MI5 chief tells Derek Jones about his love of wildlife using the BBC Sound Archive. From January 1975.

Former MI5 chief Sir Martin Furnival Jones tells Derek Jones about his love of birdwatching.

The Redshank and Bee Eater are among his choice of recordings from the BBC Sound Archives.

Sir Martin Furnival Jones CBE (1912-1997) was director general of MI5, the UK's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, from 1965 to 1972.

Produced in Bristol by John Burton

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1975.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 20 Aug 202200:30

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  • Sat 7 Jul 201814:15
  • Sun 8 Jul 201802:15
  • Fri 19 Aug 202218:30
  • Sat 20 Aug 202200:30