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Richard Dearlove

Born January 23, 1945 (age 81)

Sir Richard Billing Dearlove KCMG OBE is a retired British intelligence officer who was head of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), a role known informally as "C", from 1999 until 6 May 2004. He was head of MI6 during the invasion of Iraq. He was criticised by the Iraq Inquiry for providing unverified intelligence about weapons of mass destruction to the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. He …

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The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next DoorThe Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door · 2026
The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door
★ 6.32026
MovieDocumentary
The story begins in March 2018, when former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia collapse on a park bench in Salisbury, England – a quaint, historic city where nothing normally happens. But what starts as a local incident explodes into a geopolitical crisis, which exposes the covert espionage war being raged between Russia and the West. A cinematic portrait of loyalty and betrayal and a story that resonates amid ongoing tensions with Russia, the documentary explores the collision of two men: Sergei Skripal and Vladimir Putin, the dictator determined to settle an old score by sending assassins to Salisbury armed with the deadly nerve agent Novichok.
NewsnightNewsnight · 1980
Newsnight
★ 6.01980
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A daily BBC Television current affairs programme which specialises in analysis and often robust cross-examination of senior politicians.

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The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next DoorThe Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door · 2026
The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door
★ 6.32026
MovieDocumentary
The story begins in March 2018, when former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia collapse on a park bench in Salisbury, England – a quaint, historic city where nothing normally happens. But what starts as a local incident explodes into a geopolitical crisis, which exposes the covert espionage war being raged between Russia and the West. A cinematic portrait of loyalty and betrayal and a story that resonates amid ongoing tensions with Russia, the documentary explores the collision of two men: Sergei Skripal and Vladimir Putin, the dictator determined to settle an old score by sending assassins to Salisbury armed with the deadly nerve agent Novichok.

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