The Black Door ─ Spies, Secret Intelligence and British Prime Ministers

‘Behind the Black Door' explores the evolving relationship between successive British governments and intelligence agencies, from Asquith's Secret Service Bureau to Cameron's National Security Council.

Richard Aldrich is a regular commentator on war and espionage and has written for the ‘Evening Standard’, the ‘Guardian’, ‘The Times’ and the ‘Telegraph’. He is the author of several books, including ‘The Hidden Hand: Britain, America and Cold War Secret Intelligence’ which won the Donner Book Prize in 2002.Roy Cormac is one of the best qualified intelligence researchers of his generation. He has served as the lead researcher for Professor Michael Goodman, official historian of the Joint Intelligence Committee. He has served on Cabinet Office programmes and also worked for private security consultancy. His particular specialism is covert action, perhaps the most exciting and under-researched aspect of British intelligence.