Weekend Listen: Former UK Spy Chief Was Paid to Steal Secrets, Not Solve Mysteries | Big Take

For almost 40 years, Richard Moore was a career spy in Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service. Only his closest friends and family knew what he did for a living. When he was appointed chief of the agency in 2020, that changed: The name of the person in the top role is the only one made public.

In his first broadcast interview since leaving his post in September 2025, Moore talks to Mishal Husain about managing China, the psychology of Vladimir Putin and why spies shouldn’t expect recognition.

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Weekend Listen: Former UK Spy Chief Was Paid to Steal Secrets, Not Solve Mysteries