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Was this WW1 heroine a spy?
English nurse Edith Cavell was executed by German firing squad in October 1915 for helping allied soldiers escape occupied Belgium. New evidence suggests she sent intelligence with them. Former Director General of MI5, Stella Rimington, investigates.
First broadcast on Secrets and Spies: The Untold Story of Edith Cavell, 16 September 2015.
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