Paul Barwick

7 different talks-each talk is 45 minutes in length.

New for June 2025-The Salisbury Poisonings.
In March 2018 ex Russian spy Sergei Skripal was poisoned, along with his daughter Yulia with the deadly nerve agent Novichok that had been sprayed onto the front door handle of his home. Although they fell gravely ill, both recovered. However 3 months later the discarded poison dispenser, a fake bottle of perfume would kill, this time an innocent victim Dawn Sturgess. This is their story.

Alexander Litvinenko-The Spy Who Solved His Own Murder.
The death of the ex KGB spy with Polonium. He was murdered at Londons Millennium Hotel when he drank tea laced with the deadly radioactive poison. We look at the attempts to kill him. We examine Polonium, its effects and effectiveness. We reference the Police investigation and the Public Enquiry, asking if his family will ever obtain any justice.

The White Mouse Nancy Wake
An inspirational WW2 spy who became the Gestapos most wanted. Australian Nancy Wake loved France, marrying a wealthy aristocratic industrialist. When Germany invaded in 1940 she knew her time had come. She joined the French resistance. As the Gestapo closed in she escaped into Spain and came to Britain. She joined the SOE, Churchills Secret Army and returned to France before D-Day. We relive her exploits and salute her bravery.

WPC Yvonne Fletcher And The Search For Justice.
We recall the 1984 murder of Yvonne fletcher, a Police Constable, killed by agents outside the Libyan Peoples Bureau. We examine the events leading up to that fateful day and the aftermath that reverberated around the world.
We salute the 40-year fight for justice by Yvonne’s colleague who fulfilled a promise made to his dying friend to bring the killer to justice. Finally, we confront the uncomfortable truth of our government’s role and highlight the reasons Yvonne became a victim of one of Britain’s worst Policing tragedies.

The Body In The Bag.
Gareth Williams was an Mi6 spy. In 2010 he was found dead, Locked into a holdall, in his bath at his flat in Pimlico. We explore this bizarre episode in espionage history. Was Gareth a threat to someone? We look at the Police enquiry and the reluctance of our own Secret services to engage with the Coroner or the Justice system.

Agent Zigzag-Eddie Chapman
Eddie was a criminal who volunteered to spy for the Nazi's whilst imprisoned in Jersey in 1941. Trained as a saboteur he was parachuted into Britain, where he promptly gave himself up to Mi5 and became a Double agent, helping to take down the enemy from within.

The Poison Umbrella Murder.
Georghi Markov was a Bulgarian National in the UK. On the 4th September 1978, as he walked along Waterloo Bridge he was injected with a minuscule pellet containing the deadly toxin Ricin from a modified . He died 4 days later. This is the story of why that happened, whose was responsible and who murdered Mr Markov.