Spies and Spycatchers

Event summary

Spies' London is peopled with Ian Fleming's James Bond and John Le Carre's George Smiley. But it's also the London of the genuine article. The London where for over 40 years Burgess, Maclean, Philby, Blunt and the mysterious fifth man infiltrated the British and American security services and spied for the Soviet Union. This walk takes us into that hole and corner, cloak and dagger London - into the secret places of that murky nether-world. Here we venture into the covert London of MI5, MI6, and the American O.S.S., progenitor of the CIA. Here we close in on the AmericSpies' London is peopled with Ian Fleming's James Bond and John Le Carre's George Smiley. But it's also the London of the genuine article. The London where for over 40 years Burgess, Maclean, Philby, Blunt and the mysterious fifth man infiltrated the British and American security services and spied for the Soviet Union. This walk takes us into that hole and corner, cloak and dagger London - into the secret places of that murky nether-world. Here we venture into the covert London of MI5, MI6, and the American O.S.S., progenitor of the CIA. Here we close in on the American Soviet agent who finally confessed and unveiled the "Cambridge Ring". Here we pinpoint the "dead letter box" and unmask the fifth man. Here, in Spies' London, fact really is stranger than fiction.

Dates

You can catch 'Spies and Spycatchers' on the following dates:

• 10th January at 2:30 p.m.
• 17th January at 2:30 p.m.
• 24th January at 2:30 p.m.
• 31st January at 2:30 p.m.
• 7th February at 2:30 p.m.
• 14th February at 2:30 p.m.
• 21st February at 2:30 p.m.
• 28th February at 2:30 p.m.
• 7th March at 2:30 p.m.
• 14th March at 2:30 p.m.
• 21st March at 2:30 p.m.
• 28th March at 2:30 p.m.
• 4th April at 2:30 p.m.
• 11th April at 2:30 p.m.
• 18th April at 2:30 p.m.
• 25th April at 2:30 p.m.
• 2nd May at 2:30 p.m.
• 9th May at 2:30 p.m.
• 16th May at 2:30 p.m.
• 23rd May at 2:30 p.m.
• 30th May at 2:30 p.m.
• 6th June at 2:30 p.m.
• 13th June at 2:30 p.m.
• 20th June at 2:30 p.m.
• 27th June at 2:30 p.m.
• 4th July at 2:30 p.m.
• 11th July at 2:30 p.m.
• 18th July at 2:30 p.m.
• 25th July at 2:30 p.m.
• 1st August at 2:30 p.m.
• 8th August at 2:30 p.m.
• 15th August at 2:30 p.m.
• 22nd August at 2:30 p.m.
• 29th August at 2:30 p.m.
• 5th September at 2:30 p.m.
• 12th September at 2:30 p.m.
• 19th September at 2:30 p.m.
• 26th September at 2:30 p.m.
• 3rd October at 2:30 p.m.
• 10th October at 2:30 p.m.
• 17th October at 2:30 p.m.
• 24th October at 2:30 p.m.
• 31st October at 2:30 p.m.
• 7th November at 2:30 p.m.
• 14th November at 2:30 p.m.
• 21st November at 2:30 p.m.
• 28th November at 2:30 p.m.
• 5th December at 2:30 p.m.
• 12th December at 2:30 p.m.
• 19th December at 2:30 p.m.
• 26th December at 2:30 p.m.