History's Secret Heroes: Series 1: Jack King and the Fifth Column
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Eric Roberts: A Passive Spy
Eric Roberts was bored. He applied repeatedly for jobs in South America, only to be rejected each time. By this point Knight had joined MI5. And the job is we would like you to join the British Union of Fashists. Go along, get involved, see what you can find out. Between 1934 and the start of the war, Eric Roberts is essentially a passive spy. But he still has some connections from his ears in the Black House.
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