Issac Asimov is renowned as the most prolific science fiction author of the twentieth century. During his celebrated, award-winning career, Asimov also became a rather conspicuous figure in the arena of popular culture, one who proved to be a most engaging, entertaining television personality.

Over a period of decades, while appearing on the television talk show circuit, Asimov would often make bold predictions concerning scientific, technological developments and their possible effects on the future of humanity and, at times, was hailed as a daring, if not accurate prognosticator. Indeed, the seemingly fantastical themes of his numerous tomes, his voluminous collection of short stories presaged the rise of robotics, digital technology, and artificial intelligence. However, were these predictions merely the product of a particularly visionary science fiction author or was Asimov uniquely positioned as a privileged insider?

In answer to that enquiry, there exists evidence that, in Asimov’s case, the latter scenario appears more likely and that, due to certain key relationships cultivated over the course of his stellar professional career, Asimov was privy to insider knowledge as an intelligence asset of both British intelligence and CIA.

Moreover, further investigation has revealed that Asimov’s public image was a grandly created facade which concealed the identity of a knighted British actor who, prior to his long and notable acting career, was known as one of the British monarchy’s most divisive, controversial figures.

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