S27E264 - Understanding British Secret Intelligence with Dr. M Hanif Majothi (Part 1)
Published: September 13, 2026
Duration: 45:57
Understanding British Secret Intelligence with Dr. M Hanif Majothi (Part 1)
Black Spy Podcast number 264 Season 27, Episode 0002
THE BLACK SPY PODCAST — SPECIAL THREE-PART SERIES
Who really created Britain's secret intelligence system?
In this compelling three-part series, Carlton King is joined by Dr. Mohamed Hanif Majothi to examine the origins of one of the least understood — yet most important — institutions in British national security: Metropolitan Police Special Branch.
The conventional history places its creation in 1883. Dr. Majothi challenges that accepted date, arguing that 1887, when funding was provided for the organisation, is the mo...