{"id":45393,"date":"2026-09-17T20:05:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T19:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/footprintsoflondon.com\/live\/eventbrite-event\/walking-tour-secrets-and-spies\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T20:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T19:05:45","slug":"walking-tour-secrets-and-spies","status":"publish","type":"eventbrite_events","link":"https:\/\/footprintsoflondon.com\/live\/eventbrite-event\/walking-tour-secrets-and-spies\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking Tour &#8211; Secrets and Spies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore the shadowy world of covert intelligence!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo: Vauxhall Cross from Vauxhall Bridge &#8211; \u00a9 David Charnick 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The world of British Intelligence is dominated by the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). But the story of intelligence gathering and covert operations goes way beyond these two bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This tour considers not just MI5 and MI6, but also other bodies such as Military Intelligence and Naval Intellligence. And we consider where Police activity fits in with all this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join me in an exploration of the development of clandestine operations and the political dimension within which they take place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meet me outside the Morpeth Arms Pub at 58 Millbank, SW1P 4RW (the nearest stations are Pimlico Underground and Vauxkhall Underground and Main Line).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tour will take approximately two hours, and finishes by Westminster Underground Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more intelligence and espionage tours, please see here: <a href=\"http:\/\/charnowalks.co.uk\/espionage-intelligence\/\" title=\"http:\/\/charnowalks.co.uk\/espionage-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-msys-clicktrack=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/charnowalks.co.uk\/espionage-intelligence\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For information on travel, please use Transport for London&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/tfl.gov.uk\/plan-a-journey\/\" title=\"https:\/\/tfl.gov.uk\/plan-a-journey\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-msys-clicktrack=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Journey Planner<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"iee-eventbrite-checkout-widget\"><\/div>\n\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/static\/widgets\/eb_widgets.js\"><\/script>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\tvar orderCompleteCallback = function() {\n\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Order complete!\");\n\t\t};\n\t\twindow.EBWidgets.createWidget({\n\t\t\twidgetType: \"checkout\",\n\t\t\teventId: \"2001390017418\",\n\t\t\tiframeContainerId: \"iee-eventbrite-checkout-widget\",\n\t\t\tiframeContainerHeight: 530,\n\t\t\tonOrderComplete: orderCompleteCallback,\n\t\t\tpromoCode: \"\"\n\t\t});\n\t<\/script>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore the shadowy world of covert intelligence! 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