History's Heroes

History's Secret Heroes: Series 1: Jack King and the Fifth Column

Jul 26, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

4min

Agent Jack: The True Story of MI5's Secret Nazi Hunter

2min

The History of the British Fashisti Party

2min

Eric Roberts and the Rise of the British Fashisti Party

2min

The Rise and Fall of the British Union of Fashists

2min

Eric Roberts: A Passive Spy

2min

The Rise and Fall of Eric Roberts

2min

The Fifth Column

2min

Eric Roberts and the Fifth Column

2min

10.

MI5's Fifth Column Operation

2min

11.

Marita Perigo Is a Convinced Fascist

2min

12.

The Problem With the Gestapo

4min

13.

The Untold Story of the Albanians Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews

2min

Eric Roberts, a bank worker from Surrey, joins MI5. He is given the alias Jack King and his job is to hunt for British Nazi-sympathisers.

Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage.

A BBC Studios Podcast production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

Producer: Amie Liebowitz Executive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Alex von Tunzelmann

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