• On History with Ben Macintyre

  • Aug 21 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
  • Podcast

On History with Ben Macintyre

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    In this episode we talk to Ben Macintyre. He is a columnist and Associate Editor on The Times. He is also an award winning authour and one of the most acclaimed writers of espionage history. His books Agent Zigzag A Spy Among Friends, The Spy and the Traitor, Agent Sonya: Lover, Mother, Soldier, Spy, Operation Mincemeat, Double Cross and SAS: Rogue Heroes have reached bestseller status and many have been adapted for the screen.

    Ben’s latest book Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle tells the astonishing true story of history’s most infamous prison and became the biggest selling history book of 2022 and a No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller. His upcoming book The Siege is about the greatest SAS hostage drama held in the Iranian Embassy London.

    We will talk about:

    • The ultimate history curriculum
    • How reality is always stranger than fiction
    • Historical quantum leaps
    • Agent versus structre theory
    • Uncovering the hidden stories of spies
    • How much of history is the story of the victors
    • How much virality could change the way we tell history in the future

    You can pre-order Ben's new book "The Siege" here.

    Let’s travel through time!

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