10 September 2011 Updated at 20:11 ET
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: John Le Carre and reality
Gordon Corera
Security correspondent, BBC News
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The new film adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, premiered at the Venice Film Festival last week, has been praised for its atmospheric depiction of 1970s London. But how firmly is John Le Carre's novel rooted in reality?
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