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And now, onward. Hello, peeps, and welcome to a special episode this week from Gavin Whitehead and the Art of Crime podcast, who has been a previous guest here, so I know you like him.

And this time, he's going to tell you the evergreen and ever fascinating story of the traitor, Anthony Blunt.

I hope you enjoy it.

Welcome to this special presentation of the history of England, and thank you to David

for making it happen. My name is Gavin Whitehead, and I'm the host and creator of the Art of

Crime, a history podcast about the unlikely collisions between true crime and the arts.

Our current season is all about espionage, and this episode covers art historian and Soviet spy Anthony Blunt.

As you'll see, our podcast tells stories about crime and the arts as a way of gaining unique perspectives on the past.

If you like what you hear, follow the art of crime wherever you listen to podcasts.

All right, on with the show.

Sir Anthony Blunt was about as much of a rock star as an art historian can be.

You could hear him holding forth about the masters of modern art on the BBC.

You could read about him in the newspaper giving guided tours of historic exhibitions.

You could scrutinize him using the tools of his trade in the work of celebrity photographer Anthony Armstrong Jones, first Earl of Snowden. Blunt partook of this unlikely fame for more

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