The Spy and the Traitor, Agent Sonya, Operation Mincemeat and A Spy Among Friends author Ben Macintyre meets former Russian FSB officer turned whistle-blower Janosh Neumann, to uncover the truth behind the Cold War spies and life inside Vladimir Putin’s Russia. In an episode recorded before the Ukrainian crisis, host Rory Bremner hears about everything from nuclear secrets hidden in a suburban shed and the Salisbury poisoning, to life-or-death escapes over international borders. 

Series Producer: Paulo Garrett. A Cup and Nuzzle Production. From Spyscape, the home of secrets.

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