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Spy fiction: uncovering the best secrets
Fiction has long had a successful but exploitative relationship with the British Intelligence Services. How has the espionage novel been shaken over the decades? As GCHQ turns 100, spy writer Alan Judd and academic Sam Goodman consider the best fictional spooks and discuss the surprising history of the genre. Mariella Frostrup presents.
First broadcast on Open Book, 17 October 2019.
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