Andrew Lownie in conversation about his book “Stalin’s Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess”

Andrew Lownie in conversation with Helen Fry

In this first full biography, Andrew Lownie shows us how even Burgess’s chaotic personal life of drunken philandering did nothing to stop his penetration and betrayal of the British Intelligence Service. Even when he was under suspicion, the fabled charm which had enabled many close personal relationships with influential Establishment figures (including Winston Churchill) prevented his exposure as a spy for many years.