Angela Barnes' Cold War Secrets

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Angela Barnes' Cold War Secrets: 1.  Le Carre on Spying

Angela Barnes's Cold War Secrets

1.  Le Carre on Spying

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Angela Barnes' Cold War Secrets, 1.  Le Carre on Spying

Comedian Angela Barnes reveals Cold War Secrets with a selection of interviews and shows.

Comedian Angela Barnes shares her passion for the Cold War with a selection of interviews, clips and programmes. From 2019.

Angela Barnes explores one of modern history’s most fascinating, frightening and relevant periods. 

In the first of three programmes – she brings a unique and surprising insight into the Cold War. 

Using a perfect blend of both factual and comic archive and studio interviews, Angela reveals what we didn't know then but we do know now - from bunkers and other civil defence plans, to the Royal Observer Corps, numbers stations and the secret police services behind the Iron Curtain.

Featuring: 

*    THE PENNY DREADFULS PRESENT Le Carre on Spying [BBC Radio 4 08/04/2017]

*    A very special comedy offering from sketch group. Prepare to enter 1960s Germany and a hotbed of intrigue and espionage, starring Miles Jupp and Mark Heap.

Producer: Adnan Ahmed 

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by for BBC Studios and first broadcast in January 2019

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