
1. Le Carre on Spying
Comedian Angela Barnes shares her passion for the Cold War with a selection of interviews, clips and programmes. From 2019.
Angela Barnes explores one of modern history’s most fascinating, frightening and relevant periods.
In the first of three programmes – she brings a unique and surprising insight into the Cold War.
Using a perfect blend of both factual and comic archive and studio interviews, Angela reveals what we didn't know then but we do know now - from bunkers and other civil defence plans, to the Royal Observer Corps, numbers stations and the secret police services behind the Iron Curtain.
Featuring:
* THE PENNY DREADFULS PRESENT Le Carre on Spying [ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 08/04/2017]
* A very special comedy offering from sketch group. Prepare to enter 1960s Germany and a hotbed of intrigue and espionage, starring Miles Jupp and Mark Heap.
Producer: Adnan Ahmed
Made for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra by for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios and first broadcast in January 2019
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