The Man Who Never Was

In April 1943 a body dressed as a Royal Marine officer with briefcase was deliberately washed ashore in Spain. It was designed to fool the Germans that the allies planned to invade Greece and not Sicily. Code named Operation Mincemeat, it was one of the best kept secrets of WW2 until 1996 when files were released in the National Archives and the identity of the corpse made public. This is the true story of this deception.

Son of A Spy

Step into the shadowy world of post-war diplomacy and Cold War intrigue in this captivating talk by Mike Randall. Mike shares the astonishing story of his father’s extraordinary life — from a soldier and prisoner of war during WWII, to over two decades as a ‘diplomat’ posted in Cold War hotspots like Moscow, East Berlin, Istanbul, and Baghdad. But was he really just a diplomat? Why did he work so often at night? Why were his postings always in politically volatile locations? Why did his diplomatic passport contain visa stamps that didn’t match his official assignments?

As Mike reflects on the clues, contradictions, and late-night conversations of his childhood, he explores the possibility that his father wasn’t just serving in diplomatic security — but something far more covert. Was he part of counter-intelligence? Join Mike as he pieces together the puzzle of what it meant to grow up as the Son of a Spy.