The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome
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To generations Arthur Ransome's books, including Swallows and Amazons, were an integral part of growing up. But was there a darker side to the author? In this drama-documentary, the enthusiastic Griff Rhys Jones follows a trail that begins in Russia, reveals close links with many leading Bolsheviks, an affair with Trotsky's secretary and previously unreleased KGB documents about Ransome. But was Ransome actually spying for the British secret service all along?
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Griff Rhys Jones
Self / Presenter
Simon Tcherniak
Arthur Ransome
Alina Karmazina
Evgenia Ransome
Iain Agnew
Sir Basil Thomson
Paul Morrow
Foreign Office Clerk
Jo Freer
Ivy Ransome
Ana Thompson
Tabitha Ransome
Kalev Onnapnu
Red Army Officer
Ain Savinuk
White Army Officer
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