The first woman to run MI6, the foreign branch of Britain's Secret Intelligence Services has been named. Blaise Metreweli takes over the role of ‘C,’ as the head of the service has always been called, in the autumn. She will go from complete anonymity to becoming the public face of British foreign espionage. A long career in espionage means much is shrouded in mystery but we have some fascinating details about the new C and about the history of the job.

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Larisa Brown, Defence Editor, The Times.
Dr Daniel Lomas - Assistant professor in International Relations. University of Nottingham.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Shabnam Grewal.

Further reading:

Who really is the new MI6 chief? Here’s everything we could find

Blaise Metreweli to be first female chief of MI6

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