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Ben Macintyre with Nihal Arthanayake
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Sep 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Author and historian Ben Macintyre talks to Nihal about his new book ‘Agent Sonya’ - the story of the greatest female spy of the 20th Century. Ben chats to Nihal about how ‘Sonya’s’ gender helped her stay under deep cover for so many years. Ben’s inspirational objects include a jar of chutney given to him from M15 and the jaw-dropping story of his great uncle’s pocketbook (which literally saved his life). #PenguinPodcast‘Agent Sonya’ is available to buy as an audiobook now - https://apple.co/32NX94J
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Released:
Sep 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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