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Ben Macintyre - Agent ZigZag -Reading

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Damian Lewis reads the dramatic story of the charismatic Agent ZigZag. Abridged by Doreen Estall. 1/5. The previously untold story of Britain's most extraordinary double agent. At the start of the war, British criminal Eddie Chapman is recruited by the German secret service. He soon becomes a highly prized and decorated Nazi agent. What the Germans don't know is that his also working for MI5. 2/5. Having been recruited as a spy by the Germans, Eddie Chapman , codename Fritz, is about to be parachuted into England for his first mission: to sabotage the De Havilland aircraft factory in Hertfordshire. 3/5. 'Fritz' is now in England preparing for his first mission, codenamed 'Walter', to sabotage the De Havilland aircraft factory in Hertfordshire. What the Germans don't know is that Fritz is also working as double agent 'Zigag' for MI5. 4/5. At the start of the Second World War, former British convict Eddie Chapman was recruited as a spy by the German intelligence organisation, the Abwehr. What the Germans didn't know was that their agent Fritz was also working as double agent Zigzag for the British. In March 1943, MI5 sent Chapman back to his German controllers in order to gather information on the workings of the Abwehr. Damian Lewis continues to read the dramatic story of the charismatic agent Zigzag. 5/5. Former British convict Eddie Chapman has spent the Second World War working as agent Fritz for the Germans, but also as double agent Zigzag for MI5. For the last year,…

Episodes, in broadcast order

  1. Agent ZigZag

    No date given · 14 min

  2. Agent ZigZag

    No date given · 14 min

  3. Agent ZigZag

    No date given · 14 min

  4. Agent ZigZag

    No date given · 14 min

  5. Agent ZigZag

    No date given · 14 min

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  1. Ben Macintyre - Agent ZigZag -Reading

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