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

September 16, 2026·53 min
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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.⁠ ------------------- Sign-up for our free newsletter where producer Becki takes you behind the scenes of the show: https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/6d9f1c02-9034-4e72-a317-3cf37da95c02?email={{email}} ------------------- Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠therestisclassified@goalhanger.com⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@restisclassified⁠ Video Editor: Joe Pettit Social Producer: Emma Jackson Assistant Producer: Alfie Rowe Producer: Becki Hills Head of History: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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