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Witness History: Sir Anthony Blunt - Soviet spy

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Sir Anthony Blunt - Soviet spy

20/09/2019 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, Sir Anthony Blunt - Soviet spy

The distinguished art historian was exposed as a former Soviet spy in the autumn of 1979.

The distinguished British art historian was exposed as a former Soviet spy in the autumn of 1979. He was stripped of his knighthood when his past came to light.

Sir Anthony Blunt, a distinguished British art historian and curator of the Queen's pictures was exposed as a former Soviet spy in the autumn of 1979. He was  stripped of his knighthood and publicly shamed as a traitor for being part of the Cambridge spy ring.  Susan Hulme has been speaking to Christopher Morris who was the BBC reporter sent to interview Blunt when the story broke.

Photo: Sir Anthony Blunt at the press conference in which he explained his motivation in 1979 (Credit: Aubrey Hart/Getty Images)

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