I love spy documentaries but this one is the motherlode of them all !! No distracting background annoying music jut the hard facts and with precision reporting!!!!
YT content providers take note, this is how its done, no blaring music or unnecessary sound effects. Expertly narrated, this is a well written, informative and engrossing documentary! Additionally, there's no need to beg for likes and subs, viewers will want more when the content is good! Kudos, Mr. Thompson!
Excellent presentation. But for me he was a traitor. If he really was disgusted for his government he could do something. Anyway at that time a lot of Jewish descent people were fond of the Soviet Union due to the Russian Progroms. They did a blind eye of all the atrocities of Lemon, Stalin etc it was a sentiment of vengeance, idealization and justification for murder. Blake new of the connection of Stalin, Mao and North Korea. No excuses
Loved it. I especially like the fact you don't use blaring music, sound effects, or anything unnecessary in the audio department. So many good shows or movies have been made unwatchable by this.
Part of the reason Blake and Kim Philby and the others got away with it for so long was the sheer snobbery of British intelligence in those days. He is 'one of us', can't possibly be a bad guy. You get that loud and clear in the bio's of the so-called Cambridge 5, Burgess, MacClean, Philby, etc.
As a few viewers have pointed out, I erroneously referred to the B-17 whereas I should have spoken of the B-29 in relation to the carpet bombing during the Korean War. Apologies.
I learn more about history and war from spy stories than any other way because I think they're the most interesting thing about it. Your presentation is the best I've found, thank you! I've always thought Minox cameras were so beautiful, the measurement chain accessory is especially cool.
I can't get enough of your channel! Your content is truly top-notch. Your captivating voice, with its soothing quality, makes it a joy to listen to your narrations. You have a remarkable ability to connect with your audience, making us feel like we're right there in the thick of these historical spy missions. Moreover, your well-written scripts are not only informative but also engaging, keeping me hooked from start to finish. Thanks for the incredible work you do, combining your fantastic storytelling with the intriguing world of espionage history. Your channel is a true gem!
That was the most fascinating documentary to date Philip. So interesting and well presented. This could certainly be made into a spy thriller. Your productions get better and better each time. Please keep it up. Can’t wait for the next one
42 years to live with yourself, and be proven wrong about everything you believed ... And the losing your wife and kid. Some things are worse than death. Though I'm not done watching yet so maybe I eat these words
It's pretty harsh for the crime of making the West look bad. As for the spies that died, they signed up for that, so I have no sympathy for them. You live by the sword, you die by it.
Brillant documentary, thank you for this. I have read quite a few books about George Blake and his autobiography. Looking forward to your next spy story.
Brilliantly researched, scripted, voiced and produced. I hope your channel continues to grow, because I'm down right addicted to listening to your stories
As others have said, u do great work. You tell the story as it is, totally neutral. All the info u gather, pictures and video clips, no silly clickbait or giant red arrows or all the other crap people pollute YT with. You’re doing great work and not just showing a picture or 2 and reading almost verbatim from Wikipedia. Great work man very impressive can’t imagine how many hrs it takes putting it all together so brilliantly. Glad to see ur almost at 100k subs but you should be 10 times that. You got a New sub from me, like others and I have said, you do great work, how you put it all together is incredible. Excellent channel bro, best documentary channel on YT hands down.
I don't understand how an interest in Russian literature leads to embracing the Soviet Union. Did he have any idea what they did to writers like Pasternak, Bulgakov, Der Nister, even Dostoyevsky, for Christ's sake! The Russian literary style was ruined by the Soviets!
You left out a lot of information. E.g., the first girl he wanted to marry in England (his background was not proper enough for her family). He volunteered to fight first for Germany but they could not verify his Aryan bonafides so he was rejected. That's when he really turned. Very pertinent information that you left out.
There's probably no such thing as a hero. That said George Blakes sense of commitment over a decades-long period of time is admirable, even inspirational.
The fact that those who helped him escape were let off shows how deep the moral abyss runs in Britain. The deep cynicism about loyalty isn’t a sign of enlightenment, but moral bankruptcy.
I mean legally they shouldn't be as you pointed out, but practically speaking what is the use? Blake already got to Moscow safe, and those guys were just two small troublemaking activists who didn't fulfill any big intents or plans harmful for the public, there wasn't much they could do and there would be no use for them or the public to lock them up again, it would just be a bigger toll and hassle for the already exacerbating prison system of the UK. What's done been done at this point.
The thing that gets me about a lot of them was that they led such comfortable, affluent lives and turned around to kick the people who had provided them with those lives right in the fork. My family have had next to bog all for generations, but have fought in two world wars and quietly got on with paying taxes and Doing The Right Thing. I find it very hard to hate them more than I do.
@@Hartley_Hare Certainly Philby fits this picture of complete privilige. Blake was well-off but never accepted by the Establishment - half foreign and half Jewish. I agree he was priviliged compared to the millions with very little who gave their all for their country / the Empire. During the war Blake gave his all for the UK as well. It was afterwards he became disillusioned and turned.
Blake was never accepted as "one of our own" On discovery and conviction Blake was sent to prison for 42 years A few years later, Philby was offered an immunity deal.
Thx god i finally find a documentary on cold war spies that is presented in an objective manner, most of other documentaries were trying to tell stories in a political right way, which is pretty disgusting😢
Blake was right that the people involved with espionage that he coughed over were no better or worse than he, (it's actually something Ian Fleming muses over in 'Casino Royale' as Bond recovers from his torture by Le Chiffre.). It's a shitty game, and Blake hardly won. He was exiled and had lost his wife and kids (even though reconciled- it's not like he could pop around if they fell ill or turn up for their weddings)
@@BWo-bb1yw Actually it is, but my standard is probably better than yours anyway. (English - should be 'capitalized' by the way.) Yes, just spotted typo.
@@BWo-bb1ywhey i believe aliens killed jfk Kennedy look it up in 1968 woman called Jennlynque said she saw alien plans on spceship when she was captured they talked about Kennedy and their plans how to get rid of him, they didnt want people on moon because moon was their own satelite and not really natural one... and then suddenly jfk files are very odd and unclear, something is suspicious here, anyway i believe her.... Hey, rate my english
Thanks for another classy video, Philip. Even though excellence and you are synonymous, it still feels good to say so. As for British intelligence, Blake, along with the other Cambridge spies, tells a pathetic story. But good to see the principles of justice upheld in Britain even in the worst case.
A very facinating story. This was definitely a very intelligent man. I abide his statement that every spy has done wrongs. It's rather an extreme though job, with set's of iron nerves. James Bond in extreme. Blake, hat off to you Sir, with love.........
Excellent documentary! So well done. I loved every minute of it and am looking forward to binge watching all the other videos. What a adventurous life Blake led! As to whether he was a hero or a traitor, that depends on perspective. I personally admire that he did it not for money but for ideology. But what I am the most surprised by is how the KGB treated him. I thought they would betray him or off him as he was of no use to them anymore. But they spend time, money, and resources to ensure he lived a safe and comfortable life till the very end with even Putin recognizing and remembering him after his death. I always thought of the KGB as cold and ruthless which I'm sure they were. But perhaps they honour and reward loyalty above all else.
If you have the time please would/could do a similar documentary on the author John Le Carre better known in spy David Cornwell, as he has a interesting background similar to Mr Blake here. In fact I have a feeling that when writing the book a perfect spy he used mostly autobiographical information in several incidents with Mr Blake. To create Magnus Pymm
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Watch the completely revised, updated and extended version of this video here: ---> ua-cam.com/video/-5m09Oy_nus/v-deo.htmlsi=SDjpco8cdhcEks1Y
I love spy documentaries but this one is the motherlode of them all !! No distracting background annoying music jut the hard facts and with precision reporting!!!!
Totally agree with you. Frederick Forsyth is a very favourite of mine as well as John Le Carre.
Agreed. No crap music. Just facts and great narration.
Do you know any spy channel that you can recommend???
YT content providers take note, this is how its done, no blaring music or unnecessary sound effects. Expertly narrated, this is a well written, informative and engrossing documentary! Additionally, there's no need to beg for likes and subs, viewers will want more when the content is good! Kudos, Mr. Thompson!
I couldn't have said it better myself! 🎉
Excellent presentation. But for me he was a traitor. If he really was disgusted for his government he could do something. Anyway at that time a lot of Jewish descent people were fond of the Soviet Union due to the Russian Progroms. They did a blind eye of all the atrocities of Lemon, Stalin etc it was a sentiment of vengeance, idealization and justification for murder. Blake new of the connection of Stalin, Mao and North Korea. No excuses
@@armandopinedamd2869Russia still mistreats and enslaves North Koreans
Agreed
Each YTuber has his own style.
Up to the audience to appreciate.
Personally, I love the unassuming style(like here)
Loved it. I especially like the fact you don't use blaring music, sound effects, or anything unnecessary in the audio department. So many good shows or movies have been made unwatchable by this.
Oh, fully agree. Too many bloggers appear to be wanna be Hollywood blockbuster directors. All that noise cheapens the history.
agreed, i love watching these videos while practicing my instrument so having no background music makes that a lot easier
So true
Even some of the good ones like Mark Felton will throw in some random shocking noises at times which will make me shit my pants at 2 AM.
@ECAConcepts what a mess.
Part of the reason Blake and Kim Philby and the others got away with it for so long was the sheer snobbery of British intelligence in those days. He is 'one of us', can't possibly be a bad guy. You get that loud and clear in the bio's of the so-called Cambridge 5, Burgess, MacClean, Philby, etc.
Bollocks MI6 preferred ex-military .
I don't know how it is now, but back then, MI6 was a joke as well as the British penitentiary system.
Hard Hitting and Insightful!
One of us.
@michaelrowsell1160 which came from Cambridge among others. The 'one of us' is attached to the bogus investigation that give him the mi6 clearance
This was absolutely the best UA-camumentary Ive ever seen on G.Blake
Excellently narrated, with the right tonality, visuals and the muted background sounds and music.
Excellent job. Finally a professional approach on constructing a documentary. My friend.. you're one to follow.
Incredible work, absolutely enthralling story telling. Keep it up !
Excellent work! Straight up, no bs, no filler, no fluff! Thank you for this!!!
As a few viewers have pointed out, I erroneously referred to the B-17 whereas I should have spoken of the B-29 in relation to the carpet bombing during the Korean War. Apologies.
Try fŕfffyĝggĝ
you also stated at one point that Blake was interred which means he had to have died at that time. you mean interned. Big difference. TE Fidler
Kindly keep this narrator for future productions .. additionally create key dramatic moments in story lines
No don’t do that keep it as is
Thats aight you dont gotta worry about mistakes like that, learning is the best bruh
What a superb documentary! Many thanks.
This must serve as the template for collating, synthesizing, and rendering this genre of espionage/ counter-espionage stories. Respect!
Thank you for another great video!
I learn more about history and war from spy stories than any other way because I think they're the most interesting thing about it. Your presentation is the best I've found, thank you!
I've always thought Minox cameras were so beautiful, the measurement chain accessory is especially cool.
I got a chuckle out of Ireland telling the British to F off. 😂
What did they expect?
Yes Ireland was on Hitler's side in WW2 .
More videos mate please. Could be about anything for all I care, you have a great way of making them. Very interesting stuff
Thanks! I'm cranking them out as fast as I can, but this channel is very much a hobby I have to fit in to my regular work schedule! 😅
Thanks for the video, hadn't heard of this person before
I can't get enough of your channel! Your content is truly top-notch. Your captivating voice, with its soothing quality, makes it a joy to listen to your narrations. You have a remarkable ability to connect with your audience, making us feel like we're right there in the thick of these historical spy missions. Moreover, your well-written scripts are not only informative but also engaging, keeping me hooked from start to finish. Thanks for the incredible work you do, combining your fantastic storytelling with the intriguing world of espionage history. Your channel is a true gem!
You said it: "Hooked from start to finish.."
Are we sure it's not AI voice?
haha @@barto4678, now that you mentioned it, I think that might be a possibility
@tkhiem I don't know, I just subscribed. Lots of channels use AI. Listen for mispronounced words, and numbers. Then we'll know lol
Thanks for the tip!
The narrator’s voice is just right for this type of production.
it's AI. I very much prefer a human voice
@@matta5749 For AI, it sounds really good. I have no problem with it whatsoever.
First time I have watched something like this, wow, so informative, I enjoyed this very much, thank you.
Why isn’t there a movie about this guy ?!? Talk about a fascinating life…
Hollywood just for "good" Spoon!
It would be seen as communist propaganda
Indeed. My feeling as well.
There's his good book.
Totally agree with you.
90k subscribers is impressive but this channel deserves far more. Great content!
That was the most fascinating documentary to date Philip. So interesting and well presented. This could certainly be made into a spy thriller. Your productions get better and better each time. Please keep it up. Can’t wait for the next one
42 years? Thats harsh? He wouldve gotten the death penalty in the states for the people he got killed.
42 years to live with yourself, and be proven wrong about everything you believed ... And the losing your wife and kid. Some things are worse than death.
Though I'm not done watching yet so maybe I eat these words
Yup. Knew I should have waited before commenting, slippery bastard.
In the US, Aldrich Ames, Harold Nicholson, and Robert Hanson didn't get the death penalty. It was only the Rosenbergs who got it.
It's pretty harsh for the crime of making the West look bad. As for the spies that died, they signed up for that, so I have no sympathy for them. You live by the sword, you die by it.
The forty years Blake received frightened Kim Philby to his core.
As a Dutch living in Rotterdam, I extra thank you for this episode and your wonderful way of presenting this history👍
The Dutch are my very fabourite people. The home of Rembrandt, Vermeer and Van Gogh to name a few. The Rijksmuseum is beyond splendid.
@@claudettedelphis6476 🥰😘
Send poffertjes plz..🤩
@@alex-E7WHU I'll ask Poffertjessalon Seth to send you a triple helping with butter and powdered sugar straight away !
Egyptian, Jewish, Dutch, British, Calvinist.
And finally Communist.
,,,communist.
lol
Like mixed Greek salad. 😂
Should have been a disqualifier. No home, no identity
Brillant documentary, thank you for this. I have read quite a few books about George Blake and his autobiography. Looking forward to your next spy story.
Excellent doc. To the point,, informative, superb narration. Thanks
Obsessed with this channel! I love watching these late at night in place of television! These people had such incredible lives! Obsessed! 👏🏽👏🏽
I was honestly thinking about George Blake today and by sheer luck,or they can hear my thoughts now,I stumbled upon your channel. Thank you.
The algorithm works in mysterious ways
Fully covered investigate journalism with the thrilling narration of the life history of Mr. Bake is awesome 👍
Sorry read as Mr.Blake😊
That was excellently done in all ways. New sub. Keep it up.
Brilliantly researched, scripted, voiced and produced. I hope your channel continues to grow, because I'm down right addicted to listening to your stories
This is brilliant. Great narration. Informative. No horrible background music. How a documentary should be. Outstanding.
Funny how many spies came from Cambridge
All these universities are breeding grounds for communist ideologies, etc.
@@gwenynmel5682
The Bored Elite.
Well done. Loved it. Bravo!
Your content is second to none Mr Thompson. Keep up the great work. PS- we have the same surname.
Thank you for another marvelous creation!!!
As others have said, u do great work. You tell the story as it is, totally neutral. All the info u gather, pictures and video clips, no silly clickbait or giant red arrows or all the other crap people pollute YT with. You’re doing great work and not just showing a picture or 2 and reading almost verbatim from Wikipedia. Great work man very impressive can’t imagine how many hrs it takes putting it all together so brilliantly. Glad to see ur almost at 100k subs but you should be 10 times that. You got a
New sub from me, like others and I have said, you do great work, how you put it all together is incredible. Excellent channel bro, best documentary channel on YT hands down.
This Blake guy is a LEGEND.....he is how a movie goes
I don't understand how an interest in Russian literature leads to embracing the Soviet Union. Did he have any idea what they did to writers like Pasternak, Bulgakov, Der Nister, even Dostoyevsky, for Christ's sake! The Russian literary style was ruined by the Soviets!
Probably not. A lot of communists at the time turned a willing blind eye to Soviet atrocities.
@@joeblow9657
Alexis Tolstoy
Brilliant content, thank you 👍
Great video, amazing narration. Thank you for sharing it with us
Fascinating 😮 especially for me 😎 I was friends with his oldest son when we were toddlers
A small technical issue - they were B29s not B-17.
WOW! What a story! Thank you for this 🎉
George Blake was born a Jewish Dutchman which hardly makes for a quintessential British gentleman.
😊😊
So your assertion is there are no quintessentially British Jewish gentlemen?
Not if you add the Dutch bit.
@@peter9180 define quintessentially British….
@@kaylakurucz7214 Clearly you are not, Ms. Kurucz. Not a very British name
Wow, what a story!
Interestingly, I can’t manage, even a guess, where your own sentiments lie.
Excellent narration.
Thoroughly enjoyable.
Thank you.
You have pitched asnd narrated this story immaculately!! I wish other channels were like this!! Subscribed!
better than anything ive watched on TV in years.
You left out a lot of information. E.g., the first girl he wanted to marry in England (his background was not proper enough for her family). He volunteered to fight first for Germany but they could not verify his Aryan bonafides so he was rejected. That's when he really turned. Very pertinent information that you left out.
Thanks
@@rameshsharma1952 thank you Ramesh!
Outstanding documentary. Well researched and narrated. More of stories like this🎉
There's probably no such thing as a hero. That said George Blakes sense of commitment over a decades-long period of time is admirable, even inspirational.
The fact that those who helped him escape were let off shows how deep the moral abyss runs in Britain. The deep cynicism about loyalty isn’t a sign of enlightenment, but moral bankruptcy.
Read Dame Rebecca West’s
“The Meaning Of Treason”
The book is in the reference bibliography
of William G. Gill’s 1969
“The Ordeal Of Otto Otepka”
Very interesting and perfectly narrated😊
@10:15 Mentioned is the use of "B-17 flying fortress", did not know the USAF was still using those bombers.
Learnt something new.
He was adept at deception ,himself and others.
Love it. Thank you
Very good documentary. One slight correction if i may. Bourke is pronounced Burke. Great channel though. Keep it up!
THANKS ❤ FROM SOFIA, BULGARIA 🇧🇬
Excellent love to hear the history, ..Thanks .
Hard to believe those who helped him escape prison were acquitted. Justice was not done.
I mean legally they shouldn't be as you pointed out, but practically speaking what is the use? Blake already got to Moscow safe, and those guys were just two small troublemaking activists who didn't fulfill any big intents or plans harmful for the public, there wasn't much they could do and there would be no use for them or the public to lock them up again, it would just be a bigger toll and hassle for the already exacerbating prison system of the UK. What's done been done at this point.
The fact that they were acquitted means that the justice was done.
Just subscribed! Great job Sir
I love all your videos. I wonder about the title Britain's Greatest Traitor? So many choices.....
The thing that gets me about a lot of them was that they led such comfortable, affluent lives and turned around to kick the people who had provided them with those lives right in the fork. My family have had next to bog all for generations, but have fought in two world wars and quietly got on with paying taxes and Doing The Right Thing. I find it very hard to hate them more than I do.
@@Hartley_Hare Certainly Philby fits this picture of complete privilige. Blake was well-off but never accepted by the Establishment - half foreign and half Jewish. I agree he was priviliged compared to the millions with very little who gave their all for their country / the Empire. During the war Blake gave his all for the UK as well. It was afterwards he became disillusioned and turned.
Excellent narration !
Very interesting! Thank you.
Thank you for your content sir !
Great work, thank you
Blake was never accepted as "one of our own"
On discovery and conviction Blake was sent to prison for 42 years
A few years later, Philby was offered an immunity deal.
Thx god i finally find a documentary on cold war spies that is presented in an objective manner, most of other documentaries were trying to tell stories in a political right way, which is pretty disgusting😢
Really great narration 💕
Sehr gute, detailreiche Dokumentation.
Brilliant work sir! Cant wait for the next one!!
Blake was right that the people involved with espionage that he coughed over were no better or worse than he, (it's actually something Ian Fleming muses over in 'Casino Royale' as Bond recovers from his torture by Le Chiffre.). It's a shitty game, and Blake hardly won. He was exiled and had lost his wife and kids (even though reconciled- it's not like he could pop around if they fell ill or turn up for their weddings)
Is english a second language for you?
@@BWo-bb1yw Actually it is, but my standard is probably better than yours anyway. (English - should be 'capitalized' by the way.) Yes, just spotted typo.
Spying for one’s country is a tough job; betraying one’s country by spying for the enemy is beneath contempt.
@@BWo-bb1ywhey i believe aliens killed jfk Kennedy look it up in 1968 woman called Jennlynque said she saw alien plans on spceship when she was captured they talked about Kennedy and their plans how to get rid of him, they didnt want people on moon because moon was their own satelite and not really natural one... and then suddenly jfk files are very odd and unclear, something is suspicious here, anyway i believe her....
Hey, rate my english
He's the Real James Bond 😂 well done Blake 🙏
You call it so well. Wow. Your a true pro.
Cheers and thks
another excellent video - but i fail to see what Blake actually won
Great video!!
This is why ideology matters
George was not a Jew through his father. Only possible if his mother was Jewish.
True except under the Nuremberg laws, where a Jewish parent of either sex made a person Jewish.
interesting. Great narration
Excellent resumé of a dubious if not in his eyes a very successful career .
So England been falling downing for years,
A high security prison only when they had no films to watch; wonder if the Warden kept his job?
Thanks for another classy video, Philip. Even though excellence and you are synonymous, it still feels good to say so. As for British intelligence, Blake, along with the other Cambridge spies, tells a pathetic story. But good to see the principles of justice upheld in Britain even in the worst case.
A very facinating story. This was definitely a very intelligent man. I abide his statement that every spy has done wrongs. It's rather an extreme though job, with set's of iron nerves. James Bond in extreme. Blake, hat off to you Sir, with love.........
learn english bruva
Very good video and well narrated, 👏👏👏👌👌👌👌
Excellent documentary! So well done. I loved every minute of it and am looking forward to binge watching all the other videos.
What a adventurous life Blake led! As to whether he was a hero or a traitor, that depends on perspective. I personally admire that he did it not for money but for ideology. But what I am the most surprised by is how the KGB treated him. I thought they would betray him or off him as he was of no use to them anymore. But they spend time, money, and resources to ensure he lived a safe and comfortable life till the very end with even Putin recognizing and remembering him after his death. I always thought of the KGB as cold and ruthless which I'm sure they were. But perhaps they honour and reward loyalty above all else.
If you have the time please would/could do a similar documentary on the author John Le Carre better known in spy David Cornwell, as he has a interesting background similar to Mr Blake here. In fact I have a feeling that when writing the book a perfect spy he used mostly autobiographical information in several incidents with Mr Blake. To create Magnus Pymm
If a movie is going to be make , the great actor who look just him would be perfect for the role . Robert Duvall for sure .
The Stalin dying b-roll had me cracking up. Looks like me when I see a really big spider.
Great video btw
Excellent
Fantastic.
Brilliant narration.
NZ
Excellent stuff. Thankyou.
Thank you