Kim Philby, Super Spy: Part Two, The Third Man

True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics

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True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Born to the British upper-crust - devoted to the Revolution. Harold 'Kim' Philby was the ultimate Soviet superspy. For decades, Philby sold secrets to the Russians from inside the upper echelons of MI6. Inspired by an unpublished memoir recently acquired by Spyscape, we bring his fascinating story to life. In Part 2, Rhiannon Neads follows the trail of booze, bad luck and betrayal that brought Philby down. From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Justin Trefgarne. Music by Nick Ryan. Kim Philby voiced by Dominic Mafham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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