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British spies in WW2: everything you wanted to know

British spies in WW2: everything you wanted to know

From ingenious gadgets to audacious plots, historian Helen Fry answers listener questions on British espionage in the Second World War

Ellie Cawthorne

Published: December 11, 2022 at 9:21 AM

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From ingenious gadgets to audacious plots, historian Helen Fry answers listener questions on British espionage in the Second World War. Speaking to Ellie Cawthorne, she explores how agents were recruited and the ways spy networks worked, discusses just how dangerous espionage operations were, and delves into plots involving dummy corpses and exploding rats.

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Ellie CawthorneHead of content (audio)

Ellie Cawthorne is head of content (audio) at HistoryExtra