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Episode 2

Anne-Marie Duff reads the incredible true story of Ursula Kuczynski: lover, mother, soldier, spy. By Ben Macintyre. In 1930s Shanghai, Ursula starts work as a spy for the Soviets.

Anne-Marie Duff reads the incredible true story of Ursula Kuczynski: lover, mother, soldier, spy. From acclaimed historian, Ben Macintyre.

Abridged by Richard Hamilton
Produced by Emma Harding

In a quiet Cotswold village in 1942, no one knows that their neighbour and mother-of-three, Mrs Burton, is really Ursula Kuczynski - a dedicated communist, a colonel in Russia's Red Army, and a highly-trained spy. Nor do they know that 'Agent Sonya' is currently helping the Soviet Union to build the atom bomb.

Episode 2: In 1930s Shanghai, a young German Jewish woman, with a new baby, starts working as a spy for the Soviets, having been recruited by the charismatic Richard Sorge.

Opening music: K眉hle Wampe oder Wem geh枚rt die Welt? Solidarit盲tslied by Hanns Eisler from album Bye-Bye Berlin, performed by Quatuor Manfred, Harmonia Mundi
Closing music: Suite No 2 Op 2 Niemandsland i by Hanns Eisler from album Roaring Eisler, performed by H K Gruber and Modern Ensemble, RCA Red Seal

14 minutes

Last on

Wed 30 Sep 2020 00:30

Broadcasts

  • Tue 29 Sep 2020 09:45
  • Wed 30 Sep 2020 00:30