Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – 50 years, 50 facts – 1 to 10
02/17/25 • 40 min
In this episode we are celebrating 50 years of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by counting up to 50 interesting things about the book.
For numbers one to ten I’m welcoming Matthew Bradford back to the podcast. We talk that iconic cover, opening line and dig into the mystery of who the novel was dedicated to.
All that and much more in this episode.
Le Carré’s First Line is here.
My interview with Richard Hutt on his le Carré map is here.
Matthew on le Carré is here.
Jeff’s site – SpyWrite.com
Jeff’s twitter – @spywrite
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In this episode we are celebrating 50 years of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by counting up to 50 interesting things about the book.
For numbers one to ten I’m welcoming Matthew Bradford back to the podcast. We talk that iconic cover, opening line and dig into the mystery of who the novel was dedicated to.
All that and much more in this episode.
Le Carré’s First Line is here.
My interview with Richard Hutt on his le Carré map is here.
Matthew on le Carré is here.
Jeff’s site – SpyWrite.com
Jeff’s twitter – @spywrite
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Google Podcasts Listen on Spotify RSS Feed
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