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Christine Granville: The Spy Who Skied In From The Cold

History's Heroes History's Secret Heroes: Series 2

Thrill-seeker Christine Granville offers to ski over the deadly Carpathian mountains into Nazi-occupied Poland to gather intelligence for the British.

Thrill-seeker Christine Granville offers to ski across enemy lines and over the deadly Carpathian mountains, into Nazi-occupied Poland to gather intelligence for the British. Churchill would later call her his favourite spy.

Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage.

A 蜜芽传媒 Studios Audio production for 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 and 蜜芽传媒 Sounds.

Producer: Suniti Somaiya
Edit Producer: Melvin Rickarby
Assistant Producer: Lorna Reader
Executive Producer: Paul Smith
Written by Alex von Tunzelmann
Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts

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29 minutes

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Mon 22 Jul 2024 21:00
蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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    Historian Alex von Tunzelmann shines a light on extraordinary people from across history.