The UK’s Security Service, MI5, have taken the rare step of responding to requests for any information on Alexander Wilson in their archives. This followed a letter sent by Wilson biographer, Professor Tim Crook, to the Director-General of the Service on the invitation of Home Office Minister Ben Wallace. MI5 say: Although it is longstanding…
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MI5 consider release of files as Mrs Wilson TV series broadcast across USA
The three part dramatisation of Mrs Wilson starring ‘Alec’ Alexander Wilson’s granddaughter Ruth Wilson is being broadcast across North America on the PBS network in Masterpiece. See the Q and A with biographer Professor Tim Crook on the PBS online platform by clicking on this line. The much acclaimed series has also been nominated for…
Interview with Professor Tim Crook- biographer of Alexander Wilson
The US and International edition of the biography of ‘Alec’ Alexander Wilson, The Secret Lives of a Secret Agent: Second Edition (January 2019) is now available at amazon.com and other global online sellers for $24.75, usually available to ship in 1 to 2 days. How did you become involved in researching Alexander Wilson? A childhood…
2nd edition of Alexander Wilson biography ‘The Secret Lives of a Secret Agent’
The Second World War Chief of MI6 said Alexander Wilson had ‘remarkable gifts as a writer of fiction, and no sense of responsibility in using them!’ Wilson’s three year career in the Secret Intelligence Service ended when the country’s spy chiefs decided his creativity got the better of his grasp of reality. Media Release for…
Alexander Wilson - Author, Adventurer and Spy 