Lionel Crabb was a celebrated wartime hero, feted in blockbuster films, and was even believed to be the model for James Bond. But when Giles and Sarah look through the Crabb files at the National Archives, a far more complex person starts to emerge. Those files also suggest that a sinister cover-up is at play.
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Show notes:
Sidney Knowles interview - David Jackson-Wills
Various letters & memorandums - National Archives
The Silent Enemy, 1958 - Romulus Films
Frogman article, 29 April 1957, The Herald Newspaper
Anthony Eden’s speech at Bradford, 1956 - AP Archive
Duck and Cover, 1952 - Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division
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