BBC 2 - Saturday 17 Sep 9:10 p.m. The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome

Older readers may remember me mentioning Arthur Ransome a while ago. In a case of marketing serendipity, BBC 2 are showing a documentary about Arthur Ransome's experiences in Russia during and after the revolution. Here's a flavour:

He was close friends with many of the leading Bolsheviks including Lenin, as well as having an affair with Trotsky's secretary. Ransome was branded a traitor by the British Foreign Office and some even wanted him hanged for treason.