194. The KGB in Iran: Appeasing the Ayatollah with Ben Macintyre (Ep 2)

A KGB officer who has secretly gone over to work for MI6 in revolutionary Iran. But will MI6 be able to get him out of the country when things go wrong?

Listen as David and Gordon are joined by renowned author and journalist, Ben Macintyre, to discuss his latest book: ⁠⁠⁠Redwood⁠⁠.⁠

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