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Reality is up for debate in Tife Kusoro’s rapid-fire new drama, David Eldridge’s nuanced take on John le Carré, and Tom Stoppard’s most loving play

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

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

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

I grew up in the southeast of England. There wasn’t all that much to do. I remember spending a lot of time at the local cinema. You had to drive to get there. I watched pretty much anything I could.

We asked 20 of our regular contributors to nominate their favourite books of the year. Their choices were diverse, intriguing and sometimes surprising. Whether you’re looking for something relaxing or stimulating, educational or enchanting, this selection is a great way to plan your summer reading – or simply add to…

Nicholas Cornwell will return his father’s best-loved spy to the page in a new novel set between The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Suleika Dawson says she was not a 'tart' or a 'fool'

In 2022, writer Suleika Dawson published an intimate, refreshingly candid first-hand account of her passionate extramarital affair with David Cornwell – who worked as an intelligence agent for MI5 and MI6 in the 1950s and early 1960s, and wrote spy novels using the pseudonym John le Carré.

Paul Leonard-Morgan discusses how his time in Glasgow is still influencing his TV and film work.

Sisman, whose new book on the spy turned novelist chronicles his many extramarital affairs, discusses the morality of biography and how le Carré attempted to seduce him