Bbc iplayer john le carre biography

          Adam Sisman tells the life story of the British espionage writer.

        1. Adam Sisman tells the life story of the British espionage writer.
        2. Available episodes of John le Carre: The Biography.
        3. 'John le Carre' was born David Cornwell, and his early life was in thrall to a genial, vivid and rascally father called Ronnie, who was never short of surprises.
        4. David Cornwell (author John Le Carre) and his family were always under his remarkable father's shadow.
        5. The life of John le Carre by Adam Sisman, is abridged for radio in five episodes by Katrin Williams: Oxford, teaching at Eton, employment at MI5. And.

          6. 'John le Carre' was born David Cornwell, and his early life was in thrall to a genial, vivid and rascally father called Ronnie, who was never short of surprises..

          John le Carré

          British novelist and former spy (1931–2020)

          David John Moore Cornwell (19 October 1931 – 12 December 2020), better known by his pen name John le Carré (lə-KARR-ay),[1] was a British author,[2] best known for his espionage novels, many of which were successfully adapted for film or television.

          A "sophisticated, morally ambiguous writer",[3] he is considered one of the greatest novelists of the postwar era. During the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for both the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).[4] Near the end of his life, le Carré became an Irish citizen.

          Le Carré's third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963), became an international best-seller, was adapted as an award-winning film, and remains one of his best-known works. This success allowed him to leave MI6 to become a full-time author.[5] His other novels that have been adapted for film or television