Stephen Dorril
British journalist

Stephen Dorril

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British journalist
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(Worcestershire, United Kingdom)
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Stephen Dorril (born 17 July 1955) is a British academic, author, and journalist. He is a former senior lecturer in the journalism department of Huddersfield University and ex-director of the university's Oral History Unit. He has written a number of books, mostly about the UK's intelligence services.With Robin Ramsay, Dorril co-founded the magazine Lobster.He has appeared on radio and television as a specialist on the security and intelligence services. He is a consultant to BBC's Panorama programme.His first book Honeytrap, written with Anthony Summers about the Profumo affair, was one of the sources for the 1989 film Scandal.

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Dorril has appeared as a specialist and consultant regarding intelligence matters on several radio and television programs: Panorama, Media Show, Secret History, World at One, NBC News, Canadian television, History Channel, French television, and others. Dorril also served as a consultant on a forthcoming Channel Five series on the intelligence services.