Spy Cities

Spy Cities: Prague

Spy Cities

Show Notes

PRAGUE: CARLOS THE JACKAL AND THE COLD WAR SECRET POLICE

In Cold War Prague, capital of communist Czechoslovakia, sanctuary was offered to Carlos the Jackal and a group of unstable Palestinian militants. The Czechoslovak secret police lived to regret it. Dr Daniela Richterova, author of the groundbreaking Watching the Jackals, guides us through this extraordinary Cold War espionage story, set against the beautiful medieval streets of Prague.

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