Introducing Crossfire

Introducing Crossfire

Author: The Telegraph February 6, 2020 Duration: 3:06

The Telegraph’s US Editor, Ben Riley-Smith unravels Britain’s involvement in arguably the biggest political scandal in a generation. A spying Cambridge don, an MI6 agent gone rogue and the London drinks that triggered it all... 

Those who witnessed it first hand reveal all. 

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There’s a story within the story of the Trump-Russia scandal that hasn’t been fully told, one that unfolds from London more than Washington. Crossfire, from The Telegraph, pieces together Britain’s crucial and often surprising role in those tumultuous events, drawing directly from the accounts of intelligence officers, diplomats, and officials who were in the room. This isn't a distant historical recap but a gripping narrative built on firsthand testimony, where personal risk and geopolitical stakes collided. Each episode moves through a maze of espionage, disinformation, and high-stakes diplomacy, revealing how the UK became an unexpected central player in an election that changed the world. You’ll hear the tension in a source’s voice and the weight behind a decision that altered an intelligence sharing relationship. For anyone fascinated by how modern history is really made-in the shadows, between the lines of official statements-this podcast provides a compelling and essential listen. It connects the dots between news headlines and the deeper, human drama that fueled them, offering a fresh perspective on a chapter we’re still trying to understand.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 7

Crossfire
Podcast Episodes
1 - The Bomb [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:04
The Russia investigation only began thanks to a pair of London meetings. One saw a Trump adviser meet a mysterious professor. The other involved an Aussie diplomat. Those present reveal what happened, including someone w…
6 - The Fallout [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:24
Did Britain spy on Trump? The president has suggested so. To find out, in this final episode we track down the man who made the claim first, an FBI official on the Russia probe and a UK minister caught in the middle. The…
5 - The Hack [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:20
Hacked Democratic Party emails upended Hillary Clinton's campaign. Yet it was from a posh London apartment near Harrods that their release was orchestrated. The Telegraph's Ben Riley-Smith takes you inside Julian Assange…
4 - The Don [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:17
Stefan Halper was a respected Cambridge University academic. But in autumn 2016 he was also something else - an FBI informant. Three Trump campaign figures targeted by Halper agree to talk. A story of subterfuge, secret…
3 - The Tower [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:22
The email took just 3 minutes to send, dashed off from an iPhone. Yet it became the most controversial evidence in the Trump-Russia scandal. Why did Rob Goldstone, a Brit, offer Trump's son 'dirt' on Hillary Clinton? And…
2 - The Dossier [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:40
Christopher Steele is the world's most famous spy. The ex-MI6 agent's memos alleging Trump-Kremlin links infuriated the president. But how did he compile the dossier and why? Was he a 'bad actor' or patriot? A friend, co…