Where Shall We Meet

On History with Ben Macintyre


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In this episode we talk to Ben Macintyre. He is a columnist and Associate Editor on The Times. He is also an award winning authour and one of the most acclaimed writers of espionage history. His books Agent Zigzag A Spy Among Friends, The Spy and the Traitor, Agent Sonya: Lover, Mother, Soldier, Spy, Operation Mincemeat, Double Cross and SAS: Rogue Heroes have reached bestseller status and many have been adapted for the screen.

Ben’s latest book Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle tells the astonishing true story of history’s most infamous prison and became the biggest selling history book of 2022 and a No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller. His upcoming book The Siege is about the greatest SAS hostage drama held in the Iranian Embassy London.

We will talk about:

  • The ultimate history curriculum
  • How reality is always stranger than fiction
  • Historical quantum leaps
  • Agent versus structre theory
  • Uncovering the hidden stories of spies
  • How much of history is the story of the victors
  • How much virality could change the way we tell history in the future

You can pre-order Ben's new book "The Siege" here.

Let’s travel through time!

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