News

Noreen Riols awarded MBE

Absolutely delighted that SOE veteran Noreen Riols, colleague Krystyna Skarbek aka Christine Granville, has received the MBE for her service.

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31 December 2022

Interviewing Jonathan Freedland & Charles Spencer

Excellent to interview Jonathan Freedland and Charles Spencer at the Henley Lit fest this year. (Photos c. Henley Lit Fest)

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13 December 2022

Still on book tour

Delighted to be still out and about giving talks about The Women Who Flew for Hitler!

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25 November 2022

Lest we forget

Laying a wreath for the Silent Unseen (Cichociemni) – the Polish Special Force paratroopers who trained at nearby Audley End House in Essex, while remembering all who served.

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11 November 2022

Alan Johnson on The Spy Who Loved

‘Her story is just incredible…’ Former Secretary of State, Alan Johnson, talks about Christine Granville, Krystyna Skarbek, subject of my book The Spy Who Loved, on Channel 4’s ‘Steph’s Packed Lunch’

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15 May 2022

Marzenna Schejbal, veteran of the Warsaw Uprising, dies.

As a young woman, Marzenna Schejbal helped lead fellow Home Army soldiers out of Warsaw through the underground sewers. Later taken POW, she survived the war and dedicated much of her life to promoting this history. This included many conversations with me about Zo and the war. It is a privilege to have known her […]

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24 December 2021

Filming during lockdown…

As well as lots of outdoor at a distance filming, this week a motorcycle courier brought me a DIY filming kit for a new Channel 5 series on General Montgomery. #FilmingInMyFrontroom

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1 November 2021