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Radio 4,04 Apr 2016,28 mins
The Philby Tape
Available for over a year
How did notorious traitor Kim Philby manage to infiltrate MI6 and send its most sensitive secrets to the Soviets? Now, for the first time, we can hear his account in a once secret tape the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ has unearthed. It is a story of documents smuggled, Cold War operations betrayed, and Philby's ability to evade detection by simply denying everything. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Security Correspondent Gordon Corera reveals the full story. Producer: Chris Bowlby Technical assistance: Jonathan Glover Editor: Hugh Levinson Photo with kind permission from BStU (Federal Commissioner for Stasi Records).
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