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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