Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
Kim Philby
- The Unknown Story of the KGB's Master-Spy
- Narrated by: Liam Tobin
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
99p for the first 3 months
Kim Philby
Buy Now for £22.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
Summary
Kim Philby, the so-called Third Man in the Cambridge spy ring, was the Cold War's most infamous traitor, a Soviet spy at the heart of British intelligence. Philby joined Britain's secret service MI6 during the war and went on to head the section tasked with rooting out Russian spies before becoming the service's chief liaison officer with the CIA. He betrayed hundreds of British and US agents to the Russians and compromised numerous operations inside the Soviet Union.
Tim Milne was Philby's closest and oldest friend. They studied at Westminster School together and when Philby joined MI6 he immediately recruited Milne as his deputy. Philby's treachery was a huge blow to Milne and, after he retired, he wrote a highly revealing description of Philby's time in the secret service.
Publication of the memoirs was banned by MI6 but, after Milne's death in 2010, his family were determined that this insider's account of the Philby affair be published. Edited to include newly released top-secret documents showing how the KGB's master spy managed to fool MI6 even after he defected to Moscow, this is the final word on one of the world's most notorious spies by the MI6 colleague who knew him best, the insider account of the Philby affair that Britain's spy chiefs did not want you to hear.
Critic reviews
What listeners say about Kim Philby
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- NJW Sheldrake
- 03-11-23
Humble and honest
This is a factual account of an honest and open friendship with a dishonest and duplicitous man. All that is lacking is the wretchedness and hurt that must have accompanied the writer’s realisation that the friendship was unequal and deceitful throughout. To be discarded with such ease, along with everyone else who offered up their friendship to Philby with integrity and honest intent, must have cut to the quick. But you won’t find find these very private emotions described here.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- m. webster
- 25-02-21
A lightweight view of Kim Philby
Having read a great deal about Philby’s spying, it was interesting to hear from someone who knew him as a friend as well as a work colleague. A rather pedestrian account. I felt it was rather bland, I suspect in an effort not to reveal too much.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- iris
- 14-02-15
Absorbing and unpretentious personal account
After reading this personal account by Tim Milne and his relationship to Kim Philby I am not much the wiser about the ins and outs of the actual spying charges or the misdeeds of Philby. This did not distract from my enjoyment of the book as in some ways the author's description of his upper class education at a certain time in Great Britain and his subsequent service in the War Office and then the Secret Services offers an interesting view of the social history of Britain and of the people who were influential in its development.
The author was often suspected of not telling the truth when he declared he was totally unaware of Philby's 'secret life but I think the whole point of being a spy is to be able to separate oneself from one's normal social life and one's secret life. On a lesser scale there have been men who had two wives and families without ever betraying themselves until being found out by authorities. It has definitely aroused my interest and as soon as other books dealing with the actual spying and geopolitics are in audible versions I will be one of the first to order them.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall2 out of 5 stars
-
Performance2 out of 5 stars
-
Story2 out of 5 stars
- Keith H. Slater
- 01-05-19
Quite boring!
The storyline was not captivating. The narrator was uninteresting to listen to. Struggled to get through it.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!