
North Korea is like no other tyranny on earth It is Orwell's 1984 made reality The regime controls the flow of information to its citizens pouring relentless propaganda through omnipresent loud speakers Free speech is an illusion one word out of line & the gulag awaits State spies are everywhere ready to punish disloyalty & the slightest sign of discontent You must bow to Kim Il Sung the Eternal Leader & to his son Generalissimo Kim Jong Il Worship the dead & then hail the living the Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un North Koreans are told their home is the greatest nation on earth Big Brother is always watching Posing as a university professor award-winning BBC journalist John Sweeney travelled undercover to gain unprecedented access to the world's most secret state Drawing on his own experiences & his extensive interviews with defectors & other key witnesses North Korea Undercover pulls back the curtain providing a rare insight into life there today examining the country's troubled history & addressing important questions about its uncertain future Sweeney's highly engaging authoritative account illuminates the dark side of the Hermit Kingdom & challenges the West's perception of this paranoid nationalist state