Stewart Purvis CBE
“One of the architects of modern television news” – the former Editor and CEO of Independent Television News (and now spy biographer and historian) – Stewart Purvis CBE created and guides The Hampstead Spies walk. Stewart’s the author of Guy Burgess, The Spy Who Knew Everyone.
All of Stewart Purvis CBE's Walks
Hampstead Spies – Kim Philby & His Oxbridge Comrades
Sunday, 20 September 2026 @ 10.45 am (Click here for more dates)
Guided by former ITN Editor Stewart Purvis CBE. "You got Stewart Purvis to guide Hampstead Spies? That's like getting Dan Rather to guide Dealey Plaza"
Hampstead Spies – The Men Who Built the A Bomb and Told the Russians How
Saturday, 24 October 2026 @ 10.45 am
"the two biggest spy scandals in British history both started in Hampstead"
Princess Diana's Kensington – "the Princess I knew and the places she loved"
Sunday, 15 November 2026 @ 11 am
"the Princess I knew and the places she loved"
Other walks in Stewart Purvis CBE's repertoire.
They run occasionally as 'Specials' but can also be booked privately.
Hampstead Spies – Kim Philby & His Oxbridge Comrades
Guided by former ITN Editor Stewart Purvis CBE. "You got Stewart Purvis to guide Hampstead Spies? That's like getting Dan Rather to guide Dealey Plaza"