My Adventures as a Spy

Robert Baden-Powell Was born in 1857 and is best remembered as the hero of the siege of Mafeking in 1899/1900 during the Boer War, and even more famously as the man who started the Scout and Guide Movements.

He wrote many books over the course of his life, some of which he illustrated himself. This book was first published in February 1915, seven months after the outbreak of the First World War, and is a collection of anecdotes and memories about the work of spies, based on his own experiences in Africa, Europe and Asia.

Michael Cochrane (Oliver Sterling) is the reader and equally at home with radio, theatre and TV. His recent television appearances include General Simmerson in “Sharpe’s Challenge” and Judge Hynes in “Wire In The Blood”.