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Op-Ed: How fake news created the British secret service

ERSKINE CHILDERS: GENTLEMAN, SPY NOVELIST, AND GUNRUNNER FOR THE IRA

WRITING ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF THE BRITISH SECRET SERVICE

THE TOP TEN SHERLOCK HOLMES SHORT STORIES

Fiction to fact to fiction – finding nuggets in the archive

Erskine Childers – A Riddle of Empire  

The Gambler, the Policeman, and a killer named Gyp the Blood

Sherlock Holmes, His Creator and His Love of the USA

- You shot Twice AND Jim Fell?

- No, Jim Fell first and then I shot Twice once

POLICE SQUAD (1982)

From the first episode - brilliant stuff.

#LeslieNielsen #KathrynLeighScott

Enough with the confected outrage about Sue Gray. When I was a publisher I had many dealings with her. I and everyone she has ever worked with regard her as a woman of total integrity. Exactly the sort of person who'd make a fantastic chief of staff. Starmer has made a good appt.

I tell myself cambridge isn't that bad and then three kids in my son's class dress up for world book day as characters out of their parents books

This rings true, as does 'There is no Brexit position that can satisfy Labour’s liberal remainer base without repelling the leave voters on whom a majority depends' | Rafael Behr https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/01/brexit-sunak-brexitism-agreement-protocol?CMP=share_btn_tw

Keir Starmer on Boris Johnson, speaking to @mattforde
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/b2ee22ea-b21e-11ed-be6b-8488e113f360?shareToken=0187ff745115e9aae9a5de1e8c2a5442

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INTERVIEWS

An Introduction

H B Lyle introduces himself and his work.

H.B. Lyle’s Influences

H B Lyle talks about his greatest writing influences.

Advice for aspiring writers

H B Lyle shares his advice for aspiring writers.

What readers should know about H.B Lyle

H B Lyle shares some interesting facts about himself.

Q&A with Ben Lyle

South London resident HB Lyle joins us today for a special Q&A about his new novel, The Irregular.

Speaking of Mysteries Podcast

The Irregular

Speaking of Mysteries Podcast

The Red Ribbon

Speaking of Mysteries Podcast

The Year of the Gun

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