Atomic Spies, Part 2/2: Nuclear Families | WW2
True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics
The Story of Allen Nan May
Allen Nan May was a British scientist who worked in Canada during the Second World War. In 1945, his work coincided with another nuclear chain reaction that would end his career. Allen pleaded guilty to spying and served six years of hard labour before being released from UK prison. Am I-5 had a reason for keeping Allen in place? Paul Broder reveals why he was blacklisted by Cambridge University where he married Dr Hilderbroder.
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