Book of the Week - The Defence of the Realm - Episode 1

Peter Firth reads from Christopher Andrew's history of the British Security Service, MI5. Using material released by the organisation's archives to mark its centenary year, this charts MI5's successes and failures through the two World Wars, the Cold War and the complex modern world of counter-terrorism. How myth gave rise to reality as the rumour mills of fiction created a climate of fear and suspicion. Introduced by Gordon Corera. A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.