Planet Normal: Former head of MI6 Sir Richard Dearlove on coronavirus and spying at UK universities

In an early edition of their new Planet Normal podcast, the Telegraph host former head of MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove and talk to him about coronavirus and spying at British Universities.

A new weekly podcast that speaks your language. News and views from beyond the bubble with Telegraph columnists, Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan. Subscribe to Planet Normal: https://www.playpodca.st/planetnormal

In Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan’s second trip to Planet Normal, former Head of MI6 Sir Richard Dearlove tells Allison why he believes the coronavirus started as an accident after it escaped from a Chinese lab, how organised intelligence activities at British universities aren’t merely the stuff of spy novels and why he’s ticked off with George Osborne. 

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