The Spy and the Traitor 

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The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre: Episode 2: 2. MI6's Lucky Break

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2. MI6's Lucky Break

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M16 gets a lucky break. The story of a KGB double agent and Cold War espionage. Read by Tim McInnerny.

M16 gets a lucky break. 

Ben Macintyre's breath-taking story of a double-agent who passed priceless secrets to his M16 spymasters from deep within the KGB, altering the course of the Cold War

Read by Tim McInnerny.

Abridged by Richard Hamilton.

Producer: Elizabeth Allard

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.

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Ben Macintyre's book tells the story of a KGB double agent at the height of the Cold War.

Ben Macintyre's thrilling book tells the story of a KGB double agent at the height of the Cold War. Tim McInnerny reads.

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