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Joanna Booth goes undercover to investigate the history of espionage in the Capital Region


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ou may think, dear reader, that Benedict Cumberbatch and I have nothing in common. You’d be wrong. It’s not my cheekbones, I don’t wear a deerstalker and I didn’t narrowly miss out on a Golden Globe last week. Give up? Well, both Benedict and I can work an Enigma machine. ‘Work’ might be a little strong in my case. After filming The Imitation Game and playing Enigma inventor Alan Turing, Benedict probably has a slightly better grasp of the mechanics. But having a go on an Enigma machine was just one


of the memorable moments of my spy-themed tour of the Capital Region.


Sitting right on the Mason-Dixon line, which divides the north and south, this area has played a pivotal role in American history and, as home to the nation’s capital, Washington DC, lies at the heart of US politics. And where war and politics flourish, so will espionage. From tales of the Underground


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