John Le Carre’s master spy is making what the author says will be his last appearance in a novel in A Legacy of Spies.

If you missed James Naughtie’s moving interview with John le Carré on the Today Programme at 07:40 this morning, it’s available here.

He referred to his colleagues “Max Knight and John Bingham”.

Fancy spending an evening with George Smiley? Visit www.johnlecarrelive.com/ to find out more but do it today as the broadcasts are happening all over the country this very evening (7 September 2017).

Be there for Smiley’s farewell.