The pigeon tunnel: stories from my life

Don't be beastly to your Secret Service --

Dr Globke's laws --

Official visit --

Fingers on the trigger --

To whomsoever it may concern --

Wheels of British justice --

Ivan Serov's defection --

A legacy --

The innocence of Murat Kurnaz --

Going out into the field --

Bumping into Jerry Westerby --

Lonely in Vientiane --

Theatre of the Real : dances with Arafat --

Theatre of the Real : the Villa Brigitte --

Theatre of the Real : a question of guilt --

Theatre of the Real : terms of endearment --

The Soviet knight is dying inside his armour --

The Wild East : Moscow 1993 --

Blood and treasure --

The biggest bears in the garden --

Among the Ingush --

Joseph Brodsky's prize --

The wrong horse's mouth --

His brother's keeper --

Quel Panama! --

Under deep cover --

Hunting for warlords --

Richard Burton needs me --

Alec Guinness --

Lost masterpieces --

Bernard Pivot's necktie --

Lunching with prisoners --

Son of the author's father --

To Reggie with thanks --

The most wanted man --

Stephen Spender's credit card --

Advice to an aspiring novelist --

The last official secret.