Dan Snow's History Hit Interview

    Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

    Description

    Appearance on Dan Snow's History Hit podcast to discuss the Cambridge Spy Ring and the Soviet agent, John Cairncross.

    Period4 Jul 2019

    Media contributions

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    Media contributions

    • TitleThe Cambridge Spies with Dr Chris Smith
      Degree of recognitionNational
      Media name/outletHistoryHit / ACast
      Media typeWeb
      Duration/Length/Size33 mins
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date4/07/19
      DescriptionDr Chris Smith has written a fascinating new book about John Cairncross, one of the famous five Cambridge spies who infiltrated high positions in the British intelligence service and reported back to Russia. Kim Philby, the most famous of the spies, was almost in charge of MI6 before his associate was detected, and intelligence officers grew suspicious.
      URLhttps://play.acast.com/s/dansnowshistoryhit/0ac03af2-3512-4c43-b7aa-93ff071c280e
      PersonsChris Smith