Andrew Philip More Boyle (1919-1991), broadcaster and author, was born in Dundee on 27 May 1919. After war service in the R.A.F. and in military intelligence, he made a career as a writer and producer with the B.B.C., and was founding editor of the current affairs programme 'The World at One'. He published books, notably biographies of public figures such as Leonard Cheshire, Brendan Bracken and John Reith, and articles on religious subjects, especially in Catholic periodicals. His most famous book was The climate of treason (1979), which led to the public exposure of Anthony Blunt as the 'fourth man' recruited by the Soviet Union. He died in London on 22 April 1991.
From the guide to the Andrew Boyle: Papers, c. 1950-1990, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)
