Celebrity Spies, Part 1/3 - The Dangerous Edge of Things | MI6
Sophia Di Martino meets the celebrities who used their talents to spy.
True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics
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Show Notes
Celebrities, by definition, live life out in the open. Spies, on the other hand, are happiest in the shadows. But rules are made to be broken.
In this True Spies trilogy, Sophia Di Martino tells the stories of three spies whose fame and fortune were no obstacle to their espionage. Whether they used their notoriety to their advantage, or operated in spite of it, these glamorous part-time spooks had a hand in the clandestine history of the 20th century.
In Part One, we'll follow author, The Third Man screenwriter and MI6 spy Graham Greene on a mysterious mission to 1950s Vietnam, where an important appointment with Communist leader Ho Chi Minh awaits...
From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producers: Gemma Newby, Joe Foley. Produced by Justin Trefgarne. Music by Nick Ryan.
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