How did a Russian spy manage to infiltrate the upper echelons of London and New York society? Was Anna Chapman really an old fashioned Russian honeytrap or was she underestimated by the world's press? What was life like for wealthy Russians in "Londongrad" in the early 21st century? The year is 2001 and the 18-year-old daughter of a Russian oligarch is partying in London. She meets a handsome young man at a warehouse rave and her passport to a new life in Western Europe glistens before her very eyes. What could possibly go wrong? Join David and Gordon as they take us back to the height of Londongrad and what happens when a Russian spy tries to infiltrate high society. To hear the full episode, search The Rest Is Classified wherever you get your podcasts or click here to discover the episode on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Hi, everybody. Welcome to The Rest is History. Tom, today we're going to tell the listeners about an absolutely thrilling new venture from Goldhanger, aren't we? The Rest is Classified, telling the very best stories from the world of espionage. And it's presented, or I should say co-presented, by somebody who is incredibly close to your heart.
He absolutely is. So one of the presenters is a former CIA analyst who now writes spy novels, and that's David McCloskey. But the man who is also presenting it, a man very close to my heart, is Gordon Carrera.
uh so bbc security correspondent but more germainly massive enthusiast for pigeons who first alerted me to the massive role that pigeons have played in history you will then remember i nagged you for days weeks months was it a year no there was no nagging required to do a whole episode on pigeons which i think everyone would agree was a complete triumph i bargained them down from a series
And Gordon alerted us to the pigeon gap, the fact that China is way ahead of us when it comes to pigeons, pigeon communications. And it'd be interesting to find out from him whether he thinks that we've managed to close the pigeon gap. But more germainly, Gordon, welcome to the show and congratulations on The Rest Is Classified. Clearly, both of you were massive experts on the world of espionage.
But how did you come to find yourselves doing this podcast? Gordon
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