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The Butterfly Collectors

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

In the fifth of his six-part series Martin Wainwright explores an unlikely twist in the history of collecting: butterflying as a cover for spying, a technique used at the turn of the century by Sir Robert Baden-Powell . founder of the boy scouts. Producer JENNY HARGREAVES

Contributors

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Martin Wainwright
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Sir Robert Baden-Powell
Producer:
Jenny Hargreaves
Source: Radio Times

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