Gordon Corera

@gordoncorera

Co-host “The Rest is Classified” podcast. Author: 'The Spy in the Archive', 'Russians Among Us', 'Secret Pigeon Service', 'Intercept/Cyberspies' and 'MI6'

linktr.ee/gordoncorera Joined January 2011

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Gordon Corera @gordoncorera Jan 6

My book "The Spy in the Archive: How one man tried to kill the KGB" is out today in the US and I'm so pleased to see this review in the New York Times. "What makes Corera’s book original is that he shows the U.S.S.R.’s demise from the vantage point of its security services."

Gordon Corera @gordoncorera Oct 18

A great profile of my co-host though it does look like he might hit someone with that bat........he's obviously just back from a game of rounders or whatever they call it in America.

Goalhanger @GoalhangerHQ Oct 18

“America’s answer to John le Carré.”

A brilliant profile of @triclassified co-host @mccloskeybooks in today’s @nytimes, exploring his CIA career, bestselling novels and podcast with @gordoncorera. 👏

nytimes.com/2026/10/18/boo…
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Gordon Corera @gordoncorera Sep 21

He's back. MI6's greatest traitor returns to @triclassified podcast as we finish the story of Kim Philby. We pick up with him in Washington as liaison to the new CIA. Episode 1 includes possibly the worst dinner party in history when old friend Guy Burgess drops by......

Gordon Corera @gordoncorera Jun 4

Sir Alex Younger was a 'spy's spy' who relished the operational side of the business and the former Chief of MI6 will be missed by many. I've written my own tribute in the Classified Insider newsletter this week - mailchi.mp/dd18ddbf0c63/s…

Gordon Corera @gordoncorera May 23

"The Spy in the Archive" is now out in paperback in the UK....the story of how one extraordinary man, Vasili Mitrokhin, tried to destroy the organisation he worked for: the KGB. And how MI6 smuggled him and his family out of Russia in a wild operation (after the CIA missed him)