Podcast appearances and mentions of Andrew Lownie

Why was the Cambridge Five scandal so embarrasing to MI5? And how significant was Oleg Lyalin's success in restoring faith in British Intelligence? Tristan Donovan discusses the notorious spy-ring and its lasting impact with Andrew Lownie, the author of Stalin's Englishman.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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The intimate story of a unique marriage spanning the heights of British glamour and power that descends into infidelity, manipulation, and disaster through the heart of the twentieth century.DICKIE MOUNTBATTEN: A major figure behind his nephew Philip's marriage to Queen Elizabeth II and instrumental in the royal family taking the Mountbatten name, he was Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia during World War II and the last Viceroy of India.EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN: Once the richest woman in Britain—and a playgirl who enjoyed numerous affairs—she emerged from World War II as a magnetic and talented humanitarian worker who was loved throughout the­ world.From British high society to the South of France, from the battlefields of Burma to the Viceroy's House, The Mountbattens is a rich and filmic story of a powerful partnership, revealing the truth behind a carefully curated legend.Was Mountbatten one of the outstanding leaders of his generation, or a man over-promoted because of his royal birth, high-level connections, film-star looks and ruthless self-promotion? What is the true story behind controversies such as the Dieppe Raid and Indian Partition, the love affair between Edwina and Nehru, and Mountbatten's assassination in 1979?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Lord Mountbatten was a great grandson of Queen Victoria and an uncle of Prince Philip. During his marriage to Countess Edwina, he famously said they spent all their married lives "getting into other people's beds". In 1979, he was murdered by the IRA off the coast of Sligo in one of the most significant moments of The Troubles. Yet, decades after his death, he made headlines once again in 2022, when a man accused him of sexually abusing him when was an 11-year-old boy. Author Andrew Lownie has written the most comprehensive biography of this complex figure, and was generous enough to chat with me about his research. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Jackson sits down to talk to author, historian and literary agent Andrew Lownie about the censorship of Britain's history through National Archive Document. To keep up to date with Andrew head to his website or his XIf you want to get in touch with History with Jackson email: jackson@historywithjackson.co.ukPlease support us on our Patreon!To catch up on everything to do with History with Jackson head to www.HistorywithJackson.co.ukFollow us on Facebook at @HistorywithJacksonFollow us on Instagram at @HistorywithJacksonFollow us on X/Twitter at @HistorywJacksonFollow us on TikTok at @HistorywithJackson Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Lownie – Lord Louis Mountbatten abuse allegations.Andrew Lownie is a historian and author and former fellow of Cambridge college. He has written substantive and well-researched books on British society and particularly the Royal family.In this interview he talks about the growing allegations that Lord Louis Mountbatten was a serial child / sex abuser.From WikipediaLouis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten was a British naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. Mountbatten, who was of German descent, was born in the United Kingdom to the prominent Battenberg family and was a maternal uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and a second cousin of King George VI. He joined the Royal Navy during the First World War and was appointed Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command, in the Second World War. He later served as the last Viceroy of India and briefly as the first Governor-General of the Dominion of India.The fresh allegations – one of several that have surfaced recently – is different as the accuser has provided legal, medical and witness evidence, and has also provided his name. Something other accusers have been reluctant to have published for obvious reasons.Book : Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of WindsorThe Mountbattens: The Lives and Loves of Dickie and Edwina MountbattenStalin's Englishman: Guy Burgess, the Cold War, and the Cambridge Spy RingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Il y a quelque chose de pourri au Royaume Uni. Assassinat maquillé, trafic d'enfants, rituels sataniques, mensonges d'État, Buckingham Palace est un château hanté par de bien sombres secrets. Dans la seconde partie de cet épisode, Gaël et Geoffroy reviennent sur quelques-unes des plus étonnantes théories du complot qui visent la famille royale depuis l'avènement d'Élisabeth II. De la mort tragique de Diana aux fréquentations lubriques d'Andrew en passant par les frasques de William, Harry, Meghan et Kate, les Windsor nouvelle génération couronnent un conspirationnisme devenu mainstream. Musique : Thibaud R.  Habillage sonore / mixage : Alexandre Lechaux Facebook Instagram Twitter www.toutsavoir.fr Contact : tousparano@gmail.com

Not many books change the direction of an entire debate but, in 2023, Hannah Barnes' 'Time To Think' did just that. Through the testimony of whistle-blowers from inside the Tavistock hospital GIDS clinic, it revealed deep concern about the use of puberty blockers on gender-distressed children and how this approach - for which there is very little hard evidence - almost always led to further and irreversible hormone treatments and surgery.When the Cass report into Britain's treatment of gender questioning young people was welcomed by the UK Parliament last week, politicians from across the House of Commons praised Hannah for her work, and her book is credited with helping change the policy of the opposition Labour party (and possible next government) on this very divisive and controversial issue.Hannah's work explores how best to treat children who feel they are somehow living ‘in the wrong body' and fear the changes of puberty. It asks whether the ‘instant affirmation followed by puberty blocking' model is dangerous and might better be replaced by counselling and other therapies.If you want to support what we do and help us grow this podcast we now have a Thank You option on YouTube for donations starting at 2 UK pounds - find it by clicking on the 'three dots' next to the ‘download' button.You can buy books from the authors we feature in our own bookshop, along with thousands of others. All profit are shared between podcasters and independent booksellers.https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/time-to-think-the-inside-story-of-the-collapse-of-the-tavistock-s-gender-service-for-children-hannah-barnes/7313400?aid=12054&ean=9781800751132&Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you'd like to get scandalous with? We're here to help.https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers*** If you enjoy our work please consider clicking the YouTube subscribe button, even if you listen to us on an audio app. It will help our brand to grow and our content to reach new ears ***Andrew Lownie...https://twitter.com/andrewlowniePhil Craig...https://twitter.com/philmcraigThe Scandal Mongers...https://twitter.com/MongersPodcastYou can get in touch with the show hosts via...team@podcastworld.org(place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading please).Production byTheo XKerem IsikProduced by...PodcastWorld.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why was the Cambridge Five scandal so embarrassing to MI5? And how significant was Oleg Lyalin's success in restoring faith in British Intelligence? Tristan Donovan discusses the notorious spy-ring and its lasting impact with Andrew Lownie, the author of Stalin's Englishman.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Andrew Gold joins us this week to talk about his brand new book and his life as a 'heretic' podcaster and reporter. In recent months Andrew has established himself a leading voice in the anti-woke free speech broadcasting community, talking provocatively to natural rebels such as Robbie Williams, David Baddiel, John McWhorter, Jon Ronson, Amanda Knox, Richard Dawkins and Helen Lewis. Whether it's the excesses of the trans-rights movement, the campaign to close down debate about Covid or the politics of the great royal rift, Andrew has something interesting to say.For his fascinating new book he interviewed dozens of people with secrets - including cult members, fraudsters and violent prisoners - and he writes powerfully about how our ideas about secrecy, trust and exposure help define our world.If you want to support what we do and help us grow this podcast we now have a THANKYOU option on YouTube for donations starting at 2 UK pounds - find it by clicking on the 'three dots' next to the 'download' button. You can buy books from the authors we feature in our own bookshop, along with thousands of others. All profit are shared between podcasters and independent booksellers. https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-psychology-of-secrets-adventures-among-cults-psychopaths-and-murderers-andrew-gold/7525492?aid=12054&ean=9781035002597&This is a better link for anyone outside the UK looking to buy Andrew Gold's book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychology-Secrets-Adventures-Murderers-Influencers/dp/1035002590/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you'd like to get scandalous with? We're here to help.https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers *** If you enjoy our work please consider clicking the YouTube subscribe button, even if you listen to us on an audio app. It will help our brand to grow and our content to reach new ears.The Scandal Mongers Podcast is also available to listen to watch on Youtube...Andrew Lownie...https://twitter.com/andrewlowniePhil Craig...https://twitter.com/philmcraigThe Scandal Mongers...https://twitter.com/MongersPodcastYou can get in touch with the show hosts via...team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading please).Production byTheo XKerem IsikProduced by...PodcastWorld.orgPodcastWorldSoho.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I sit down with Andrew Lownie, royal expert and literary agent, to learn about the extra accusers of Prince Andrew, his bizarre behaviour, and whether he'll see the inside of a cell. Check out his podcast The Scandal Mongers: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-scandal-mongers-podcast/id1653614176 Get my book The Psychology of Secrets: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychology-Secrets-Adventures-Murderers-Influencers/dp/1035002590?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE Listen to our extra content: http://andrewgold.locals.com Andrew on X: https://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok  Insta: https://www.instagram.com/andrewgold_ok Heretics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewgoldheretics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Andrew Lownie is a Historian & Author who fought the Government in courts to access files about the Royal family and who was responsible for discovering the FBI held files about Lord Mountbatten's private life. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Ralph Schoellhammer is an assistant professor of International Relations at Webster Vienna Private University. His main field of research is political theory and international relations, with a particular emphasis on how culture, values, and ideologies influence state behaviour. He has published about the interplay of culture and identity and how it affects social capital formation and social cohesion. He has appeared on Sky News Australia and The Hill TV, and writes regularly for The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Unherd, Spiked, the Jerusalem Post, the Washington Examiner & the American Spectator.

According to the court reports last week, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, pocketed more than £1 million from an allegedly corrupt financier acting on behalf of a Turkish millionaire. And nobody can say why. It's one of many obscure stories of cash flowing into royal coffers that our Andrew - Lownie - has been trying to investigate for years.In this special episode Andrew shares some of his theories about what has been happening here - and asks questions about Prince Andrew's time as a 'trade envoy'. Just who was he representing on these expensive foreign trips? His country or his own family? We also discuss the wider issues of royal finance and the public's right to know about it.Andrew has spent many frustrating months battling for access to royal and other official documents about Prince Andrew and others, but Britain's Freedom of Information system does not appear to be very helpful.Later in the episode we talk to the guru of freedom of information (in Britain and elsewhere) about all this - ex BBC journalist Martin Rosenbaum.Martin Rosenbaum has also written a guide book to your rights to information https://www.amazon.co.uk/Freedom-Info...You can buy Andrew and Phil's books, and work from the other authors we feature here, in our own Scandal Mongers bookshop - along with thousands more.https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/scandalmongersLooking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you'd like to get scandalous with? We're here to help.https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers*** If you enjoy our work please consider clicking the YouTube subscribe button, even if you listen to us on an audio app. It will help our brand to grow and our content to reach new ears.The Scandal Mongers Podcast is also available to watch on YouTube...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJgy7_rHwpE&t=23sAndrew Lowniehttps://twitter.com/andrewlowniePhil Craighttps://twitter.com/philmcraigScandal Mongershttps://twitter.com/MongersPodcastYou can get in touch with the show hosts via...team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading please).This show is part of the PodcastWorld.org network. For your own show please get in contact via the email address above.Production byTheo X Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

According to Princess Diana, Prince Charles once asked her in a towering bad temper: ‘Am I to be the only Prince of Wales not to be allowed a mistress?' Taking their cue from the landed aristocracy, British royals have for centuries ‘married for the dynasty' then engaged in semi-official affairs - or even long term parallel relationships - with others in their circle. Those marrying into the family were expected to ‘understand' and not make a public fuss, and many did (unlike Diana!).Our guest this week, Tom Sykes, has a very good reason to care about this story. He's a writer and the royal correspondent for The Daily Beast - and he thinks that his own grandmother, Camilla Sykes (nee Russell) may have had a long term love affair with the King. In fact members of Tom's family going back several generations have been closely involved with the British royals at their wildest and naughtiest - including Edward VII when he was a most scandalous Prince of Wales. Hearing their stories provides a unique window into the social history of Upper Class Britain. You can buy books from the authors we feature here in our own Scandal Mongers bookshophttps://uk.bookshop.org/shop/scandalm...Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you'd like to get scandalous with? We're here to help.https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalM...Andrew Lownie / andrewlownie Phil Craig / philmcraig Scandal Mongers / mongerspodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's show, Andrew Lownie discusses Prince Andrew, the Epstein files, the royal family, and his work in uncovering lies in British establishment history. Later, Dr. Kat Lindley discusses vaccine injuries, studies, and her work in highlighting global medical misinformation. GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Andrew Lownie is a historian and author who fought the government in court to access files about the Royal family. He was responsible for discovering that the FBI held files suggesting that Lord Mountbatten had an unnatural interest in young boys. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Dr. Kat Lindley is a Croatian-born, American-trained, board-certified family physician in Texas with a direct primary care practice. She became a family physician because she loved caring for the whole family and seeing them grow. Later in her career, she became interested in helping find solutions to improve the healthcare system. She is a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and is involved with various medical organizations, including the Global COVID Summit and AAPS.

Royal historian Andrew Lownie has a damning indictment of Prince Andrew - both in his relations with Epstein and the Epstein Client List, and his behavior in the Royal Family. This revealing expose will shake up the internet and the royals. Towards the end, we also discuss Harry & Meghan, and Lord Mountbatten and the Kincora Boys Home in Ireland. Get Andrew Lownie's books: Mountbatten: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mountbattens-Their-Lives-Sunday-Bestseller/dp/1788702565 Edward (Traitor King): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Traitor-King-Scandalous-Duchess-BESTSELLER/dp/1788704819 Check out his Scandal Mongers podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-scandal-mongers-podcast/id1653614176 Support Andrew Gold on locals: http://andrewgold.locals.com Follow him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a surprise holiday treat Andrew and Phil review their year in the scandalsphere, compare the best and worst of the reviews, chat a little about Wallis Simpson, look forward to 2024 and thank everyone who has subscribed in 2023.Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you'd like to get scandalous with? We're here to help.https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers*** If you enjoy our work please consider clicking the YouTube subscribe button, even if you listen to us on an audio app. It will help our brand to grow and our content to reach new ears.Andrew Lownie.twitter.com/andrewlowniePhil Craig.twitter.com/philmcraigScandal Mongers is also available to watch on YoutubeYou can get in touch with the show hosts via...team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading please).This show is part of the PodcastWorld.org network. For your own show please get in contact via the email address above.Production byTheo XKerem Isik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prince Harry's court room victory has reignited his feud with the British tabloids, and especially former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan. Andrew and Phil react and wonder what's coming next.The bulk of this episode is then dedicated to one of the most tragic - and controversial - criminal cases in British history: the unsolved disappearance of there year old Madeleine McCann from a Portuguese holiday apartment in 2007.Madeleine's parents Gerry and Kate were originally identified as suspects by the local police only for charges to be dropped. In recent years a German paedophile named Christian B has also been investigated for the crime. The case has generated years of feverish speculation and argument, along with dozens of books and TV documentaries and many still believe that the parents are in some way involved in their daughter's fate. They have always accepted some guilt for leaving their three children unsupervised that night.Our interviewee this week, Robbyn Swann, working with her husband Anthony Summers, has produced numerous highly acclaimed investigative books. Her work on the McCann story leads her to believe that the police investigation was scandalously badly handled and the the parents faced unfair accusations spun by both police officers and online conspiracy theorists. Her work was heavily featured in the recent Netflix series on the case. https://www.netflix.com/search?q=mccann&jbv=80194956You can buy Robbyn's book and other books by the authors we feature here in our own Scandal Mongers bookshop - along with thousands more.https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/looking-for-madeleine-anthony-summers/3923440?aid=12054&ean=9781489495655&Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you'd like to get scandalous with? We're here to help.https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers*** If you enjoy our work please consider clicking the YouTube subscribe button, even if you listen to us on an audio app. It will help our brand to grow and our content to reach new ears.Andrew Lownie.twitter.com/andrewlowniePhil Craig.twitter.com/philmcraigScandal Mongers is also available to watch on YouTubeYou can get in touch with the show hosts via...team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading please).This show is part of the PodcastWorld.org network. For your own show please get in contact via the email address above.Production byTheo XKerem Isik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With total silence from both the ‘firm' and Team Harry and Meghan, the allegation that King Charles and Kate, Princess of Wales, both expressed 'concerns' about the colour of a future royal baby linger poisonously in the air. What to make of it?After that Phil and Andrew meet Dan Davies to discuss one of the greatest scandals in British public life since the Second World War - a scandal that revealed a series of horrific sex crimes carried out by a much loved ‘national treasure' and a history of cover ups and failed investigations what shook many institutions including police forces and the BBC, where Saville was a huge star for decades.Dan's book ‘In Plain Sight' is the definitive account of the Saville affair and was a major source for for the recent BBC dramatisation of Saville's life, in which Dan is portrayed as one of the predator's main interrogators over many years. You can buy Dan's book and other books by the authors we feature here in our own Scandal Mongers bookshop - along with thousands more. https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/in-plain-sight-the-life-and-lies-of-jimmy-savile-dan-davies/155650?aid=12054&ean=9781782067467&Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you'd like to get scandalous with? We're here to help.https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers*** If you enjoy our work please consider clicking the YouTube subscribe button, even if you listen to us on an audio app. It will help our brand to grow and our content to reach new ears.Andrew Lownie.twitter.com/andrewlowniePhil Craig.twitter.com/philmcraigScandal Mongers is also available to watch on YoutubeYou can get in touch with the show hosts via...team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading please).This show is part of the PodcastWorld.org network. For your own show please get in contact via the email address above.Production byTheo XKerem Isik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this second special episode about the royal racism scandal, Clive Irving joins Phil and Andrew from America. His perspective is very different to that of our last guest, Lady Colin Campbell, since he views racism allegations made against Britain's King Charles (and future Queen Kate) in the context of a bigger story - that of a dynasty trying to come to terms with the darker sides of its own, and Britain's, history. A history of empire and slavery is a critical element in this, which is why so many people outside the UK, in America and in the Commonwealth, are looking to the family to do more on race and equality. Clive is a leading columnist on the Daily Beast in New York and, previously during a long career as a journalist, was the founder of the famous Sunday Times Insight investigative team, and managing editor of the paper. More recently he's author of 'The Last Queen', which covered the reign of Elizabeth II and its impact on the nation.You can buy books by the authors we feature here in our own Scandal Mongers bookshop - and thousands more. https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-last-queen-the-remarkable-story-of-elizabeth-ii-s-seventy-year-reign-and-the-future-of-the-monarchy-clive-irving/6584807?aid=12054&ean=9781785907302& We now have a shop too, perfect for those seeking a gift for the special scandalous someone in their lives. https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers*** If you enjoy our work please consider clicking the YouTube subscribe button, even if you listen to us on an audio app. It will help our brand to grow and our content to reach new ears.Andrew Lownie.twitter.com/andrewlowniePhil Craig.twitter.com/philmcraigScandal Mongers is also available to watch on YoutubeYou can get in touch with the show hosts via...team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading please).This show is part of the PodcastWorld.org network. For your own show please get in contact via the email address above.Production byTheo XKerem Isik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Details ‘accidentally' revealed in the latest royal 'tell-all' book by Omid Scobie have thrown Britains' royal family into a new crisis. Did the current King and the future Queen expression 'concern' about the colour of Meghan and Harry' children? Do they harbour prejudices against their non white subjects and commonwealth members? Or is this an exaggerated account of a normal and friendly conversation, spun from California to inflict damage in London?In the first of two episodes exploring this dramatic new development, Lady Colin Campbell returns to the podcast - and she's not taking any prisoners. Tomorrow editor and author Clive Irving will bring a very different perspective to bear, that of someone who lives in the USA and understand its media culture deeply - and who feels that the British royals already struggle with a legacy of slavery, racism and exploitation.You can buy books by the authors we feature here in our own Scandal Mongers bookshop - and thousands more. https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-queen-s-marriage-lady-colin-campbell/2209252?aid=12054&ean=9781527209848& We now have a shop too, perfect for those seeking a gift for the special scandalous someone in their lives. https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers*** If you enjoy our work please consider clicking the YouTube subscribe button, even if you listen to us on an audio app. It will help our brand to grow and our content to reach new ears.Andrew Lownie.twitter.com/andrewlowniePhil Craig.twitter.com/philmcraigThe Scandal Mongers is also available to watch on YouTube.You can get in touch with the show hosts via...team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading please)This show is part of the PodcastWorld.org network. For your own show please get in contact via the email address above.Production byTheo XKerem Isik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The duke and Duchess of Windsor. Book review on the British royals. 2 of 5. I don't need to know about there sex life!

With the new season of the Crown stirring up memories of Diana's romance with Dodi al-Fayed and the summer they spent together before their tragic deaths, we are very lucky to have Michael Cole on the podcast today.He was a board member of Mohamed Al-Fayed's companies in the UK and a personal friend of the Al-Fayed family. As a former BBC reporter and royal correspondent he also represented the family in public many times. He knew both Dodi and Diana well and was a first hand witness to everything that happened that summer.His views of the love affair, their alleged engagement, the role played by his friend Mohamed Al-Fayed, and his close relationship with Henri Paul, the driver on that fateful night, will surprise many people. Andrew Lownie.twitter.com/andrewlowniePhil Craig.twitter.com/philmcraigThe Scandal Mongers is also available to watch on YouTubeYou can get in touch with the show hosts via...team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading please)This show is part of the PodcastWorld.org network. For your own show please get in contact via the email address above.Production byTheo XKerem Isik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our first birthday!And to help us celebrate we're talking to the Daily Mail's legendary royal correspondent and author, Richard Kay.No journalist ever got closer to Diana, Princess of Wales, and in the final years of her life they spoke many times a day. At that time, and in the years since, Richard has broken dozens of royal stories and knows more about the goings-on behind closed palace doors than any writer alive. But he's also won the confidence of many royal people - especially Diana - by NOT always printing what he knows.In this fascinating conversation with Andrew and Phil (Phil and Richard worked together once), he speaks frankly about his near 40 year career and reveals some of the secrets of his own trade.Andrew Lownie.twitter.com/andrewlowniePhil Craig.twitter.com/philmcraigThe Scandal Mongers is also available to watch on YouTube.You can get in touch with the show hosts via...team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading please)This show is part of the PodcastWorld.org network. For your own show please get in contact via the email address above.Production byTheo XKerem Isik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dai Davies is one of the World's foremost experts in Security and Investigations, a Former Head of Royal Protection and a Chief Superintendent (Divisional Commander) in London's famous Metropolitan Police.Dai shares some of the secrets of his shadowy line of work with Andrew and Phil, and gives some forthright opinions about how royal security has changed over the years. He also casts some new light on the famous royal personalities he has worked alongside and come to know - and on the tangled story of Prince Andrew's controversial 'trade missions'. Andrew Lownie.twitter.com/andrewlowniePhil Craig.twitter.com/philmcraigThe Scandal Mongers is also available to watch on YouTube.You can also get in touch with the show hosts via...team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading please)This show is part of the PodcastWorld.org network. For your own show please get in contact via the email address above.Production byTheo XKerem Isik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Investigating Royal Family's Prince Andrew's sketchy stuff brings out tons of information for biographer and historian Andrew Lownie - but how safe is it actually? Lownie shares with us parts of his extensive research on Prince Andrew's scandals involving underage victims and Jeffrey Epstein. #princeandrew #royalfamily #epstein  Andrew Lownie links: https://twitter.com/andrewlownie?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.amazon.co.uk/Andrew-Lownie/e/B001HPC122/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1 Andrew Gold links: http://YouTube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok https://andrewgold.locals.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're talking all things invasion, or lack thereof as we are joined by author, historian and co-host of the Scandal Mongers Podcast Phil Craig who is raging that THE NAZIS COULD NEVER HAVE SUCCESSFULLY INVADED BRITAIN.We'll talk the realities of what Sealion was, how the Nazis were just not equipped with the means or the mindset to invade and occupy and just how the cancellation of Sealion really impacts the wider war.You can, and should, check out Phil's podcast with previous rager Andrew Lownie at Scandal Mongers on Apple, or search Scandal Mongers wherever you get your podcasts and you can follow them on Twitter @MongersPodcast or Phil individually @philmcraigSupport the showYou can follow History Rage on Twitter @HistoryRage and let us know what you wish people would just stop believing using the Hashtag #HistoryRage.You can join our 'Angry Mob' on Patreon as well. £5 per month gets you episodes 3 months early, the invite to choose questions, entry into our prize draws and the coveted History Rage mug. Subscribe at www.patreon.com/historyrage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The role of Prince Andrew is one of the big 'known unknowns' in the Jeffrey Epstein international sex trafficking and espionage scandal, and Britain has this week taken major steps to keep it unknown. When biographer Andrew Lownie attempted to view correspondence relating to the Prince's controversial trade envoy role, he was told the papers have now been locked until 2065. Lownie joins us to discuss the British State protects its secrets, even when they are in the public interest, and what he's learned so far about the controversial prince. Help us develop The Popular Show and get the full video version of this show PLUS many extra exclusive shows at https://www.patreon.com/thepopularpod More ways to help us continue: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thepopularshow  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thepopularshow https://cash.app/£ThePopularShow

On today's Summer Special, author and literary agent Andrew Lownie joins us to discuss his excellent book “Stalin's Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess.” You can find out more about the book here: https://www.andrewlownie.co.uk/authors/andrew-lownie/books/stalins-englishman-the-lives-of-guy-burgess The podcast will return with a new "Espresso Martini" and "Extra Shot" on Saturday 9th September. — Extra Shot — To listen to "Extra Shot", you must be a Patreon subscriber. Go to the Secrets & Spies Patreon page and subscribe there to get access: www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies For more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.com/  Support Secrets and Spies:    * Subscribe to our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVB23lrHr3KFeXq4VU36dg * Become a “Friend of the podcast”  on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies * You can buy merchandise from our shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996?asc=u Connect with us on social media  TWITTER twitter.com/SecretsAndSpies FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/secretsandspies INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/secretsandspies/ SPOUTIBLE   https://spoutible.com/SecretsAndSpies Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Network. Check out our other excellent spy-related podcasts here: https://www.spypodcasts.com/ 

It seems likely that the Presidential election of 2024 will be a re-run of 2020.Donald Trump faces multiple court cases and could, potentially, run for the most powerful office in the world whilst being a convicted felon. Joe Biden is facing his own growing scandal, with political and legal investigations into his son Hunter gathering pace amid attempts by the President's opponents to link him to Hunter's numerous misbehaviours. How did America end up with such a scandal-rich slate of candidates, and how will their respective troubles affect the upcoming election? The Times Washington correspondent, Alistair Dawber, studies the ins and outs of American politics for a living whilst striving to keen an objective perspective on both parties. This week he joins Andrew and Phil to deliver his analysis and predictions for the turbulent months ahead.Andrew Lownie.twitter.com/andrewlowniePhil Craig.twitter.com/philmcraigYou can also get in touch with the show hosts via...team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading please)This show is part of the PodcastWorld.org network. For your own show please get in contact via the email address above.Production byTheo XKerem Isik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's something in the air this week, but what is causing the temperature to rise in the rocket of right thinking this week? Is it the woke banks telling you how to think before depositing your money or is it the 'Nudge Unit' colouring in all the maps in a sea of climate change red? Only your co-pilots have the answers.Both co-pilots are worried that climate alarmism has gone completely berserk. Allison is concerned that familiar scaremongering tactics are being used to crank up the fear. Could we be headed for a climate lockdown?Liam thinks there will eventually be a shift to being energy independent, but the message is being 'cranked' up to stoke fear before financial responsibility for the Country.Also boarding the rocket this week to share the secret stories of Lord Mountbatten, is historian Andrew Lownie and author of the book ‘The Mountbattens: The Lives and Loves of Dickie and Edwina Mountbatten'.There's also a very special email from the youngest ever Planet Normal listener…Read more from Liam: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/ |Read more from Allison: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/a/ak-ao/allison-pearson/ |Listen to The Telegraph Women's Sport Podcast: https://podfollow.com/the-telegraph-womens-sport-podcast |Need help subscribing or reviewing? Learn more about podcasts here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/podcasts/podcast-can-find-best-ones-listen/ |Email: planetnormal@telegraph.co.uk |For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/normal |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Duke and Duchess of York have been in the public eye for decades. Once widely admired for their freshness and sense of fun (and his record in the Falklands War) their lives became tangled in a series of scandals, both financial and sexual. Today he lives in a form of internal exile, banished from royal duties after settling a court case with Virginia Giuffrie, who alleged she was trafficked to have sex with him. Meanwhile ‘Fergie', tho divorced from the Prince, remains one of his closest fiends.Andrew is working on a new joint biography and in this episode he offers a sneak peek into some of the remarkable and controversial things he has been finding out.From toe-sucking to influence peddling, dodgy arms deals to suspicious house sales... and, of course, Jeffrey Epstein...this is the essential primer on Britain's most scandalous royal couple. Andrew Lownie.twitter.com/andrewlowniePhil Craig.twitter.com/philmcraigYou can also get in touch with the show hosts via...team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading please)This show is part of the PodcastWorld.org network. For your own show please get in contact via the email address above.Production byTheo XKerem Isik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Lownie – Lord Louis Mountbatten abuse allegations.Andrew Lownie is a historian and author and former fellow of Cambridge college. He has written substantive and well-researched books on British society and particularly the Royal family.In this interview he talks about the growing allegations that Lord Louis Mountbatten was a serial child / sex abuser.From WikipediaLouis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten was a British naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. Mountbatten, who was of German descent, was born in the United Kingdom to the prominent Battenberg family and was a maternal uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and a second cousin of King George VI. He joined the Royal Navy during the First World War and was appointed Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command, in the Second World War. He later served as the last Viceroy of India and briefly as the first Governor-General of the Dominion of India.The fresh allegations – one of several that have surfaced recently – is different as the accuser has provided legal, medical and witness evidence, and has also provided his name. Something other accusers have been reluctant to have published for obvious reasons.Book : Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of WindsorThe Mountbattens: The Lives and Loves of Dickie and Edwina MountbattenStalin's Englishman: Guy Burgess, the Cold War, and the Cambridge Spy RingWebsite : Andrew LownieThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

Alice and Matt sit down with biographer Andrew Lownie, who spent over 30 years researching Guy Burgess and spoke to over one hundred people who knew him personally. He tells us why Cambridge University was a particularly fertile breeding ground for Soviet recruits, how much damage the spy ring wrought on the British establishment and why five people who knew each other should never have become spies in the first place.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A decade after the Commons voted to introduce civil marriage for same-sex couples, Patrick Maguire looks back at a moment of change for the country and the Conservative Party with former MP Matthew Parris, former culture secretary Dame Maria Miller and former equalities minister Baroness Featherstone.Columnists Robert Colvile and Dorothy Byrne consider whether the Brexit summit at Ditchley Park was an innocent meeting of minds or remainer skulduggery.Plus Patrick is joined by historian Andrew Lownie to imagine what might have happened if Edward VIII hadn't abdicated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Attwood Unleashed is a weekly thought-provoking multi-hour broadcast with an eclectic range of guests produced by Ash Meikle.  Order of guests:  War on Drugs Roundtable: Toby Muse & Chris Dalby  Does Royal Family Have a Future? Andrew Lownie & Graham Smith  Extra-terrestrial Interspecies Romance Movie Director: Brad Abrahams  Vatican Pedos, Canadian, Chinese & Royal Crimes: Kevin Annett  Congo Cobalt Mining for Rechargeable Batteries: Siddharth Kara

Andy Webb is the investigative journalist and filmmaker who revealed the truth behind the infamous BBC Panorama interview with Princess Diana, and generated the greatest scandal in the history of the BBC.He tells Andrew and Phil (himself an ex Panorama producer) how he did it, and why… and where this extraordinary story is going next.Andrew Lownie.twitter.com/andrewlowniePhil Craig.twitter.com/philmcraigYou can now get in touch with the show...team@podcastworld.org (Place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading please)This show is Part of the PodcastWorld.org network.Production byTheo XKerem IsikAvailable on YouTube, Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music, Googleplay, Acast and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With special guest Ailsa Anderson, former Press Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II.Everyone is talking about Prince Harry's new book SPARE and its fierce attacks on his enemies, especially the shadowy figures in the palace who he claims have been spinning and briefing against him and Meghan.So Andrew and Phil decided to speak to one of these mysterious people, and she paints a very different picture of what a royal press officer does than the one coming out of California.So who's telling the truth and who's bending it? And why? And would Andrew ever lend Phil his lip gloss?Andrew Lownie.twitter.com/andrewlownie Phil Craig.twitter.com/philmcraig You can now get in touch with the show...team@podcastworld.org (Place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading please) This show is part of the PodcastWorld.org network. Recorded in Kentish Town, London. Production byTheo XDavid KurzerKerem Isik Available on YouTube, Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music, Googleplay, Acast and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are joined by the Royal Historian, Literary Agent and author of “The Traitor King”, Andrew Lownie who has come on to settle several rages but mainly that EDWARD VIII WAS NOT A NAZI DUPE but an active intriguer with the Nazis. As well as to flatten the idea that he and Wallis Simpson shared this epic love story that would culminate in the sacrifice of a throne.We'll be talking how the Duke of Windsor engaged in plots against Churchill, Chamberlain, George VI and Britain. How we can breathe a heavy sigh of relief that he didn't get to the throne.You can learn more about Andrew's research into Edward VIII by buying a copy of his book “The Traitor King”from the History Rage Bookshop, and you can follow him on Twitter @AndrewLownieYou can follow History Rage on Twitter @HistoryRage and let us know what you wish people would just stop believing using the Hashtag #HistoryRage. You can join our 'Angry Mob' on Patreon as well. £5 per month gets you episodes 3 months in advance, the invite to put questions to future guests, and the coveted History Rage mug. Subscribe at www.patreon.com/historyrage Support the showYou can follow History Rage on Twitter @HistoryRage and let us know what you wish people would just stop believing using the Hashtag #HistoryRage. You can join our 'Angry Mob' on Patreon as well. £5 per month gets you episodes 3 months early, the invite to choose questions, entry into our prize draws and the coveted History Rage mug. Subscribe at www.patreon.com/historyrage

Today Andrew and Phil are joined by the Times royal correspondent Valentine Low to discuss all things Harry, Meghan, Wills, Kate… and Netflix! Valentine's recent book COURTIERS includes details of what the self-styled 'Sussex Survivors Squad' say they experienced working for the Duke and Duchess. What does he think of their recent allegations about their treatment by the family and the wider British nation? And how much of their problems are due to racial prejudice in Britain's papers, palaces and public life?Andrew is on hand to compare their story to that of a previous generation of royal exiles: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Courtiers-Valentine-Low/dp/1472290909 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Traitor-King-Scandalous-FEATURED-DOCUMENTARY/dp/1788704878/ref=sr_1_1?crid=K64WYE7WI62J&keywords=andrew+lownie&qid=1670829998&s=books&sprefix=andrew+lownie%2Cstripbooks%2C61&sr=1-1 Andrew Lownie.twitter.com/andrewlownie Phil Craig.twitter.com/philmcraig You can now get in touch with the show...team@podcastworld.org (Place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading please) This show is part of the PodcastWorld.org network. Recorded in Kentish Town, London. Production byTheo XDavid KurzerKerem Isik Available on YouTube, Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Soundcloud, Amazon Music, Googleplay, Acast and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Series 5 trailer is here. Starting on 19th December on General Release we'll be bringing you Authors Roger Moorhouse, Andrew Lownie, Carl Chinn, and David o'Keefe, Museum Professionals Lucy Siebert and Alex Fitzgerald-Black, Podcasters Robbie McGuire, Matt Moss, and Dave Robertson, Archaeologist Lauren McIntyre and YouTuber Josh Provan.Don't forget you can follow History Rage on Twitter @HistoryRage and let us know what you wish people would just stop believing using the Hashtag #HistoryRage.Please support the show on Patreon. In return for your subscription you can set questions for our future guests. Get early release episodes and get your own History Rage mug.Subscribe at www.patreon.com/historyrageSupport the showYou can follow History Rage on Twitter @HistoryRage and let us know what you wish people would just stop believing using the Hashtag #HistoryRage. You can join our 'Angry Mob' on Patreon as well. £5 per month gets you episodes 3 months early, the invite to choose questions, entry into our prize draws and the coveted History Rage mug. Subscribe at www.patreon.com/historyrage

The revelation that spies working for the Soviet Union, recruited at Cambridge University in the 1930s, had deeply penetrated the British intelligence and diplomatic systems causes shockwaves throughout the 1950s, 60s and 70s as more and more either defected or were exposed. The fascinating figure of Guy Burgess was at the heart of the scandal, and his secret flight to Moscow in 1951 stunned the world, shaking confidence in Britain in its Cold War ally, the USA. Andrew wrote a much acclaimed biography of Burgess and this week he talks Phil through his remarkable story, and that of the other key spies. And they discuss whether Burgess was the most important of them all. They're joined by one of Britain's greatest ever writers on intelligence, Nigel West. Nigel met with Anthony Blunt, one of the most important Cambridge spies, and gained access to previously secret Soviet files. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stalins-Englishman-Lives-Guy-Burgess/dp/1473627362 www.nigelwest.com Andrew Lownie.twitter.com/andrewlownie Phil Craig.twitter.com/philmcraig You can now get in touch with the show...team@podcastworld.org (Place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading please) This show is Part of the PodcastWorld.org network. Recorded in Kentish Town, London. Production byTheo X,Kerem Isik,David Kurzer. Available on YouTube, Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Soundcloud, Amazon Music, Googleplay, Acast and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every week bestselling author Andrew Lownie joins his life-long friend, the filmmaker and writer Phil Craig, to reveal the world's greatest scandals.THE HOSTS...Andrew Lownie.Andrew read history at Cambridge before taking his doctorate at Edinburgh University. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and President of the Biographers' Club, his royal books include The Mountbattens: Their Lives and Loves and Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke of Windsor.https://twitter.com/andrewlowniePhil Craig.Cambridge history graduate Phil Craig is an award winning filmmaker and the bestselling author of five non fiction books. As a senior producer on BBC Panorama, an executive producer of acclaimed international history documentaries and a network executive for Discovery Channel and ABC Australia, he's told some of the biggest stories of our age. He is currently working on the final volume of his WW2 trilogy Finest Hour.https://twitter.com/philmcraigYou can now get in touch with the show...team@podcastworld.org(Place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading please)This show is Part of the PodcastWorld.org network.Recorded in Kentish Town, London.Production by Theo X, Kerem Isik, David Kurzer.Available on YouTube, ITunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Soundcloud. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A major figure behind his nephew Philip's marriage to Queen Elizabeth II and instrumental in the royal family taking the Mountbatten name, Dickie Mountbatten's career included being Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia during World War Two and the last Viceroy of India. Once the richest woman in Britain and a playgirl who enjoyed numerous affairs, Edwina Mountbatten emerged from World War Two as a magnetic and talented charity worker loved around the world. From the prize-winning and best-selling historian Andrew Lownie comes a nuanced portrayal of two very unusual people and their complex marriage to mark the 40th anniversary of Lord Mountbatten's assassination by the IRA. From British high society and the South of France to the battlefields of Burma and the Viceroy's House, this is a rich and filmic story whose characters include all the key figures of the Second World War. From Churchill and Montgomery to Roosevelt and Eisenhower; the Royal Family, including the Duke of Windsor, George VI, the Queen, Prince Philip and Prince Charles; to Charlie Chaplin, Noel Coward, Salvador Dali, George Gershwin, Grace Kelly and Merle Oberon.

A major figure behind his nephew Philip's marriage to Queen Elizabeth II and instrumental in the royal family taking the Mountbatten name, Dickie Mountbatten's career included being Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia during World War Two and the last Viceroy of India. Once the richest woman in Britain and a playgirl who enjoyed numerous affairs, Edwina Mountbatten emerged from World War Two as a magnetic and talented charity worker loved around the world. From the prize-winning and best-selling historian Andrew Lownie comes a nuanced portrayal of two very unusual people and their complex marriage to mark the 40th anniversary of Lord Mountbatten's assassination by the IRA. From British high society and the South of France to the battlefields of Burma and the Viceroy's House, this is a rich and filmic story whose characters include all the key figures of the Second World War. From Churchill and Montgomery to Roosevelt and Eisenhower; the Royal Family, including the Duke of Windsor, George VI, the Queen, Prince Philip and Prince Charles; to Charlie Chaplin, Noel Coward, Salvador Dali, George Gershwin, Grace Kelly and Merle Oberon.

A major figure behind his nephew Philip's marriage to Queen Elizabeth II and instrumental in the royal family taking the Mountbatten name, Dickie Mountbatten's career included being Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia during World War Two and the last Viceroy of India. Once the richest woman in Britain and a playgirl who enjoyed numerous affairs, Edwina Mountbatten emerged from World War Two as a magnetic and talented charity worker loved around the world. From the prize-winning and best-selling historian Andrew Lownie comes a nuanced portrayal of two very unusual people and their complex marriage to mark the 40th anniversary of Lord Mountbatten's assassination by the IRA. From British high society and the South of France to the battlefields of Burma and the Viceroy's House, this is a rich and filmic story whose characters include all the key figures of the Second World War. From Churchill and Montgomery to Roosevelt and Eisenhower; the Royal Family, including the Duke of Windsor, George VI, the Queen, Prince Philip and Prince Charles; to Charlie Chaplin, Noel Coward, Salvador Dali, George Gershwin, Grace Kelly and Merle Oberon.

Alice and Matt interview literary agent and biographer Andrew Lownie, author of 'Traitor King: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Exile'. He talks about the myth of Edward and Wallace's 'great romance' and his groundbreaking research into the couple's connections with the Nazi party.Listen early and ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. https://wondery.app.link/britishscandalPlease support us by supporting our sponsors!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The movie's title W.E. stands for Wallis and Edward. Was the movie correct to suggest King Edward VIII's reason for abdicating the throne in 1936 was so he could marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson? We'll chat with author Andrew Lownie about the true story to find out more. Learn more about the true story Get Andrew's book, Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor: https://bookshop.org/a/9789/9781639361410 Learn more about Andrew's work: http://www.andrewlownie.co.uk/ Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/c76af887-07ea-5de6-bce5-86e8f4527dfa You can find the transcript and show notes for this episode at: https://www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/209/ Support our sponsors: https://www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/advertisers Or get ad-free content and exclusive bonus content by supporting the show directly: https://basedonatruestorypodcast.com/support/ Sign up for the Based on a True Story email newsletter: https://www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/newsletter/ Want a chance to be heard on the show? Leave a voicemail at +1 (405) 334-4672 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summary Alexis Albion (LinkedIn) joins Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) to discuss Kim Philby using some of his personal belongings as prompts. This episode on the Soviet mole inside MI6 coincides with SPY's 20th Anniversary. What You'll Learn Intelligence Why Philby has been called “The Spy of the Century” Philby the man, the ideologue, the spy, and the traitor Philby's corrosive effect on Cold War British and American intelligence The cultural blind spot that allowed him to hide in plain sight then ride a storm of suspicion  Reflections Psychological complexity and contradiction Social stratification And much, much more… Episode Notes The Cambridge Five are some of the most notable and notorious traitors in British history, and among them one man stands out in a way that has led some to call him, “The Spy of the Century,” MI6 officer Kim Philby. How did a quintessential Englishman who came from the “right” stock and went to the “right” schools become a Soviet mole? How did a genial chum come to haunt the corridors of British and American intelligence like a ghastly apparition?  Dr. Alexis Albion is this week's guest and the Curator of Special Projects at the International Spy Museum. She was formerly on the 9/11 Commission Report, the World Bank and the U.S. Department of State. In this is a first of a kind podcast, Alexis and Andrew sat down with some of Philby's personal belongings drawn from our world-leading collection of artifacts on espionage and intelligence.  And… Harold Adrian Russell Philby acquired the nickname “Kim” from the main character in Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim, an orphan-boy-cum-spy in British India. Kim and Philby also have the Punjab in common, the novel begins in Lahore and Philby was born in Ambala, although the historic region was partitioned between Pakistan and India in 1947. The drive between Lahore and Ambala is roughly similar to that between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Quote of the Week "So why is he The Spy of the Century? Maybe the fact that he's not identified with any particular event or set of information [e.g., unlike Julius Rosenberg], but he's identified with this idea of betraying his Englishness is perhaps why he's been such a lasting figure because he almost is a touchpoint for the history of the 20th century and England. Great Britain's demise is a great power." Resources *Andrew's Recommendation* My Five Cambridge Friends, Y. Modin (FS&G, 1994) A one-time KGB handler of the Cambridge 5 reflects on each of them as spies and as individuals *SpyCasts* Stalin's Englishman: Guy Burgess – with Andrew Lownie (2016) The British the Joint Intelligence Committee – with Mike Goodman (2014) The Real History of MI6 – with Keith Jeffrey (2010) The Cambridge 5 – with Nigel West (2009) *Beginner Resources* Facts About Kim Philby, J. Hayes, Factinate (n.d.) Reading Material Culture [i.e., objects] (2020] India's Partition in Pictures, BBC (n.d.) Books Spies & Traitors, M. Holzman (Pegasus, 2021) A Spy Among Friends, B. McIntyre (Crown, 2015) Kim, Rudyard Kipling (1901) Articles The Punjab Partition, S. Sultan, LSE (2018) Philby & Mistrust, M. Gladwell, New Yorker (2014) Documentary Why Was India Split into Two Countries, H. Roy, TED-Ed, YouTube (n.d.) MI6 Agent Turned Russian Spy, Philby, Timeline, YouTube (n.d.) Primary Sources Philby, I Spied for Russia from 1933 (1967) My Silent War, K. Philby (1967) The Disappearance of Kim Philby (1963)  Kim Philby (Peach): File 1 (1951-52) Constituent Assembly of India (1946) Primary Source Collections Indian Independence & Partition, UK National Archives *Wildcard Resource* Surnames & Social Mobility in England, 1230-2012 So, you thought social mobility in England has changed significantly since the Norman Conquest almost 1000 years ago – well, yes, and NO!