Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Episode 1

Anne-Marie Duff reads the incredible true story of Ursula Kuczynski: lover, mother, soldier, spy. By Ben Macintyre. A radical young German Jewish woman is recruited by the Soviets.

Anne-Marie Duff reads the incredible true story of Ursula Kuczynski: lover, mother, soldier, spy. From acclaimed historian, Ben Macintyre.

Abridged by Richard Hamilton
Produced by Emma Harding

In a quiet English village in 1942, no one knows that their neighbour and mother-of-three, Mrs Burton, is really Ursula Kuczynski - a dedicated communist, a colonel in Russia's Red Army, and a highly-trained spy. Nor do they know that 'Agent Sonya' is currently helping the Soviet Union to build the atom bomb.

Episode 1: In 1924, a young German Jewish woman is radicalised when a parade of Berlin Communists is met with brutal police violence.

Opening music: Kühle Wampe oder Wem gehört die Welt? Solidaritätslied by Hanns Eisler from album Bye-Bye Berlin, performed by Quatuor Manfred, Harmonia Mundi
Closing music: Suite No 2 Op 2 Niemandsland i by Hanns Eisler from album Roaring Eisler, performed by H K Gruber and Modern Ensemble, RCA Red Seal

14 minutes

Last on

Tue 29 Sep 2020 00:30

More episodes

Previous

You are at the first episode

Next

See all episodes from Agent Sonya by Ben Macintyre

Broadcasts

  • Mon 28 Sep 2020 09:45
  • Tue 29 Sep 2020 00:30