le carre, philby, et al.
Posted by: fidelio on 12 March 2008
i just viewed all of the bbc "smiley" shows, "tinker, tailor" and "people" (unfortunately they never did the middle book, too costly probably due to the s.e. asian setting) -- great stuff, at first i thought "how dated," but then warmed up to it (loved bernie hepton). think they were terrific. did a little research to learn that le carre was really cornwell of mi6 or whatever, then read some about philby, anthony blount, etc. fascinating. surprised i hadn't seized on this thread before, being a historian of sorts, but better late than never.
and given russia's developing return to k.g.b. proto-czarism, possibly even timely....
so, here is a thread to express your opinions and feelings about alec guinness, the secret service, moles, defectors, robert ludlum, j. edgar hoover's failed attmept to flush out philby, was harold wilson a commie??, or whatever. and any good book or website suggestions would be welcome.
hope mi6 endorses naim and won't be shutting this thread down ....
and given russia's developing return to k.g.b. proto-czarism, possibly even timely....
so, here is a thread to express your opinions and feelings about alec guinness, the secret service, moles, defectors, robert ludlum, j. edgar hoover's failed attmept to flush out philby, was harold wilson a commie??, or whatever. and any good book or website suggestions would be welcome.
hope mi6 endorses naim and won't be shutting this thread down ....