Episode Appearances
Dan Snow's History Hit · Mar 5, 2026
Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson: A Royal Scandal
“Later-exposed Soviet spy; sent on secret post-WWII mission to retrieve documents about Duke of Windsor from Berlin.”
Edward VIII Abdication Crisis 1936Wallis Simpson and Royal Marriage ProtocolChurch of England Doctrine on Divorce and Remarriage
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The Rest Is Classified · Feb 2, 2026
123. Kim Philby: Communist Double Agent In London (Ep 3)
“Cambridge Five member whose intelligence about British double-cross operations informed Soviet suspicions”
MI6 Counter-Espionage Operations (Section 5)Soviet Intelligence Penetration of British IntelligenceCambridge Spy Ring Recruitment and Operations
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122. Kim Philby: An Assassin In Spain (Ep 2)
“Cambridge spy recruited by Burgess, joined MI5 security service, became talent spotter for additional communist recruits”
Soviet NKVD/KGB recruitment and handler networksCambridge spy ring formation and ideological radicalizationSpanish Civil War as proxy conflict and intelligence gathering opportunity
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