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Former spy - Willie Carlin

What was it like to be a spy during the Troubles in Northern Ireland? HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to former MI5 agent Willie Carlin.

What was it like to be a spy during the Troubles in Northern Ireland? HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to former MI5 agent Willie Carlin. He became an undercover spy within Sinn F茅in, the political wing of the IRA, during the so-called 'dirty war'. He was dramatically extracted after his cover was blown. Now he鈥檚 written a book - Thatcher's Spy - about his experiences.

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