Guy Burgess and the Cambridge Spy Ring (148)

<p>Guy Burgess was the most important, complex, and fascinating of The Cambridge Spies, brilliant young men recruited in the 1930s to betray their country to the Soviet Union. An engaging and charming companion to many, an unappealing, utterly ruthless manipulator to others, Burgess rose through academia, the BBC, the Foreign Office, MI5 and MI6, gaining access to thousands of highly sensitive secret documents which he passed to his Russian handlers.</p><p>In his book <a href='https://amzn.to/3jyvcTH'>“Stalin’s Englishman”</a>, Andrew Lownie tells us how even Burgess&apos;s chaotic personal life of drunken philandering did nothing to stop his penetration and betrayal of the British Intelligence Service. Even when he was under suspicion, the fabled charm which had enabled many close personal relationships with influential Establishment figures (including Winston Churchill) prevented his exposure as a spy for many years.<br/><br/><b>UK fans can buy the book and support the podcast here </b><a href='https://amzn.to/3jyvcTH'><b>https://amzn.to/3jyvcTH</b></a><b><br/>US fans can buy the book and support the podcast here </b><a href='https://amzn.to/35LDAdR'><b>https://amzn.to/35LDAdR</b></a></p><p>Now I really need your help to allow me the time to continue producing and preserving these Cold War stories. </p><p>A monthly donation to help keep us on the air is only about  $3, £3 or €3 per month (larger amounts are welcome too) plus you can get a sought after CWC coaster as a monthly financial supporter and you bask in the warm glow of knowing you are helping to preserve Cold War history.</p><p>Just go to <a href='https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/'>https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/</a></p><p>If a financial contribution is not your cup of tea, then you can still help us by leaving written reviews wherever you listen to us as well as sharing us on social media. It really helps us get new guests on the show.</p><p>I am delighted to welcome Andrew Lownie to our Cold War conversation…</p><p>There’s further inf