Tag: Michael portillo state secrets traitors and spies AudioThe Chevalier d’Eon: Transgender Diplomat at the Court of George III, 1763-1777Friday 21 November 2014In 1763 peace broke out between France and Britain, ending the Seven Years War....AudioSpies like us: The secret life of Ernest OldhamFriday 14 March 2014The security service files held at The National Archives in series KV 2 reveal...AudioThe secret listenersFriday 12 July 2013Before Bletchley Park could break the German war machine’s codes, the enemy’s radio traffic...AudioA system of spies and informers: intelligence gathering in the period 1780-1830Friday 19 April 2013The years 1780 to 1830 were a tumultuous time in British history with parliamentary...AudioWriter of the month: Hunting for spies in The National ArchivesTuesday 15 January 2013In our first Writer of the Month talk, Times journalist Ben Macintyre discusses his...AudioThe scandalous case of John Vassall: sexuality, spying and the Civil ServiceMonday 17 December 2012Fifty years ago civil servant John Vassall was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment for...