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The Spy Who Came In From the Cold review: 'Propulsive, back-to-basics

4/5 John Le Carré’s classic Cold War novel is brought to the stage in thrillingly classic fashion

Evening Standard

Slow Horses season five: there’s comedy but also real spycraft – according to espionage expert

The fifth season of Slow Horses, Apple TV’s gripping spy drama based on Mick Herron’s novel London Rules, shines a light on opportunist politicians, media manipulation, radicalisation and moral panics. In doing so, Herron taps into the zeitgeist of Britain in 2025.

The Conversation

The story behind the spy stories: show reveals secrets of John le Carré’s craft

How author researched his plots and letters from Alec Guinness feature in Oxford exhibition

The Guardian - UK

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Inside the meticulous, marvellous mind of John le Carré

IN FOCUS: A new exhibition opens up the spy writer’s sprawling literary archive to shed light on his idiosyncratic creative process. Katie Rosseinsky explores how he brought George Smiley and co to life

The Independent UK

Gary Oldman reveals Prince William is a Slow Horses fan as star receives knighthood

The 67-year-old said he felt ‘very emotional’ after accepting the honour from William at Windsor Castle on Tuesday

Evening Standard

Prince William tells Sir Gary Oldman he wants to ‘wash’ Slow Horses character

The star said he felt ‘emotional’ after accepting the honour from Prince William

The Independent UK

‘Like an academic’: private papers reveal John le Carré’s attention to detail

Exclusive: Oxford’s Bodleian libraries to put archive items on display for first time, celebrating spy author’s ‘tradecraft’

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‘David Attenborough on a tenner’: Guardian readers’ ideas for new banknotes

Bank of England has asked public for views before first major redesign of banknotes in more than 50 years

The Guardian - UK

New George Smiley novel will not be glamorous like Bond, says Nick Harkaway

The author’s father, John le Carre, wrote the original book series, which included Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Night Manager.

The Independent UK

Ukraine war has reignited ‘cold war strategies’, says John le Carré’s son

Nick Harkaway sees parallels with postwar period as The Spy Who Came in from the Cold comes to the West End

The Guardian - UK

John le Carre’s The Spy Who Came In From The Cold to be staged in West End

After a sold-out production at Chichester Festival Theatre, the stage adaptation will run for 14 weeks in London from November.

Evening Standard

Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway audiobook review – a new Smiley from le Carré’s son

Perfectly emulating the tone of his father’s spy novels, this cold war tale also benefits from Simon Russell Beale’s impeccable reading

The Guardian - UK

Succession star Matthew Macfadyen to play George Smiley in fresh John le Carré adaptation

Actor will follow in the footsteps of Gary Oldman, Rupert Davis, Alec Guinness and Denholm Elliott

The Independent UK

Matthew Macfadyen to play George Smiley in new John le Carré TV show

Succession star lined up to play the famous spymaster in Legacy of Spies, a new small-screen adaptation that will draw on several of le Carré’s bestselling books

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The Independent UK

John le Carré’s archive saves his children a £1.5m tax bill as family expands his world on screen and page

The master of spy fiction’s archive officially classed as cultural heritage

The Independent UK

How dead authors’ characters became the hottest property in publishing

THE READING LIST: Author Nick Harkaway has revitalised his father John le Carré’s most famous character in a new novel – can he make it work? Katie Rosseinsky explores how literary legacies became big business in publishing

The Independent UK

Nick Harkaway steps into his father John le Carré's footsteps with spy thriller 'Karla's Choice'

Fictional spymaster George Smiley is back

The Guardian - UK

Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway review – this continuation of le Carré is a treat

A new story about cold war spymaster George Smiley written by John le Carré’s son expertly evokes the atmosphere of the originals

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The Guardian - UK

Karla’s Choice: A John le Carré Novel by Nick Harkaway review – the Circus is back in town

John le Carré’s son does him proud in an excellent spy thriller about a Soviet agent that faithfully bridges two of his father’s classic tales

The Guardian - UK

‘There was eye-watering fear’: John le Carré’s son on writing a new George Smiley novel

Nick Harkaway was a successful novelist in his own right when his brothers asked him to continue their late father’s spy series. Could he pull it off? Plus an exclusive extract from his novel, Karla’s Choice

The Guardian - UK

How tycoons and oligarchs are pushing corporate spies out into the cold

Business intelligence firms who compile reports on corporate subjects find their targets are fighting back

The Independent UK

Suddenly, after several seasons, Gary Oldman's TV series 'Slow Horses' gets some Emmy love

The TV series “Slow Horses” is a critical darling that only seems to have gained traction in the U.S. of late, now in its fourth season

The Independent UK

Gary Oldman blocked from reprising Tinker Tailor role by John le Carré’s sons: ‘The damnedest thing’

Goldman led the 2011 film adaptation of le Carré’s novel as a veteran agent tasked with uncovering the identity of a Soviet spy in the British secret service

The Guardian - UK

The star who was left out in the cold: will Gary Oldman ever play Smiley again?

Oldman got an Oscar nomination for his turn as John le Carré’s rumpled spymaster. So what’s stopping a repeat performance?

The Guardian - UK

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold review – first staging of le Carré classic is a hot ticket

This adaptation of the cold war spy thriller elegantly compresses the narrative and boasts star-making performances

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