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References
- ↑ "TV Guide". Evening Standard. 27 September 1966. p. 4.
- ↑ "Petrov Case as US TV Drama". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 April 1956. p. 3.
- ↑ "PETROV AFFAIR MADE TV PLAY". The Canberra Times . Vol. 41, no. 11, 488. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 September 1966. p. 18. Retrieved 1 May 2023– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Madge Ryan as Mrs Petrov in BBC play". The Canberra Times . Vol. 41, no. 11, 495. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 September 1966. p. 28. Retrieved 1 May 2023– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Teletopics". The Age TV and Radio Guide. 29 September 1966. p. 3.
- ↑ "True Life Defection Subject of Show". The Daily Herald. 20 May 1968. p. 23.
- ↑ Richardson, Maurice (2 October 1966). "Television". The Observer. p. 25.