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#348 | The Cambridge Five Part III | Beer & Betrayal
Published 3 years, 1 month ago
Description
The British and Americans were suspicious that there was a mole. They were right; in fact, there were five double agents.
In the final part of this three-part mini-series, we see what happened when the net started closing in, and why some people think that the Cambridge Five got away unpunished.
- Kim Philby realises their cover is blown
- Recap of parts one and two
- The alcoholic downfall of The Cambridge Five
- Burgess & Maclean’s defection to the USSR
- The confession of Kim Philby
- The defection of Kim Philby
- The life of Burgess & Maclean in the USSR
- How many double agents were there?
- Why they got away with it for so long
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/cambridge-five-iii
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