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Spies in show business

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4.34.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Professor Christopher Andrew talks to Elinor Evans about his book Stars and Spies, co-written with Julius Green. He reveals the many historical links between spying and the entertainment industry that for centuries have helped intelligence operatives to hide in plain sight. (Ad) Christopher Andrew and Julius Green are the authors of Stars and Spies: The Story of Intelligence Operations and the Entertainment Industry (Bodley Head, 2021). Buy it now from Waterstones: https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fstars-and-spies%2Fchristopher-andrew%2Fjulius-green%2F9781847925282 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Ah, Benny's parents, thanks for coming.

0:02.3

Hiya.

0:02.9

So, Benny has really blossomed this term.

0:05.6

You're telling me, he outgrew his bike. We sold it, on eBay.

0:09.6

Oh, that's not quite what I meant.

0:11.1

It's free to sell on there?

0:12.3

Free to sell?

0:13.5

Easy too. Sold Benny's bike, your guitar, my jacket.

0:16.8

You sold my guitar?

0:19.9

Shall we talk about Benny?

0:22.1

When it's this easy to sell for free, you can't help but say when it's eBay.

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1:16.4

Hello and welcome to the History Extra podcast from BBC History Magazine, Britain's best-selling history magazine.

1:24.7

I'm Ellie Cawthorthorne. If you delve into the history of spying, you might realise that there's a surprising amount of crossover with the world of show business.

1:35.3

Stardom has masked spies and agents for centuries, allowing them to go about their business in plain sight, taking advantage of disguise, and utilizing the networks

1:45.6

and access offered by fame. Historian Christopher Andrew joined us recently to discuss his new book

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