In this episode, we talk about episode one of the 1982 miniseries adaptation of Smiley's People. We have Madame Ostrakova, caught up in circumstances she couldn't possibly understand. Then there's the magician and danger around every corner. Finally, poor General Vladimir just needs to talk to his old friend Max. What else but the steady hand of Sir Alec's Smiley could unwind this knot. Give it a listen and be sure to never listen to dear Oliver Lacon.

This is the thirty-fifth episode of Thrill is Gone: A podcast about thrillers. This episode marks another episode in our series Tinker, Tailor, Podcast, Spy, where we read all of LeCarre's work from Call for the Dead all the way to Agent Running in the Field. We are also going to be checking out the movies and radio dramas along the way.

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