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FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT (1940) .... BBC 2, 11am An American journalist posted to London is reporting the signing of a peace treaty when he witnesses the assassination of a Dutch diplomat. Investigating the killing further, he stumbles upon an underground spy network. Alfred Hitchcock's espionage thriller, starring Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall and Edmund Gwenn. THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS (1978) ... Channel 4, 1.25pm An English yachtsman sailing round the coast of Germany in 1901 encounters a naval officer who has betrayed his country. Enlisting the aid of a friend, he discovers a plan by Kaiser Wilhelm to invade Britain -which they are the only ones in a position to stop. Spy thriller, starring Simon MacCorkindale, Michael York and Jenny Agutter.
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