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Guy Burgess betrayed the British establishment and ended his days in lonely isolation in Moscow.

However to the end he remained a lover of England. He said:

"I didn't spy for Russia. I was just working for peace."

Hugh Sykes considers the price he paid for this act of rebellion.

Featuring interviews with Guy's brother, Nigel Burgess, and with university friends and 大象传媒 colleagues.

Guy Burgess died aged 52 in 1963.

Producer: Gaynor Shutte

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in October 1984.