In the spotlight: Bogusław Wołoszański

Bogusław Wołoszański, the writer and host of the popular television series Sensations of the 20th Century, and the author of the subsequent series of books, is the latest high-profile name to be revealed from the list.

Wołoszański is accused of cooperating with the SB between 1985 and 1988, when he was a radio and TV correspondent in London. During his stay there he informed the secret services on popular sentiment in the UK and about his meetings with businesspeople, politicians and journalists. His supervisors wanted him to infiltrate the circles of the Polish diaspora, but apparently Wołoszański didn't perform well in that field.

Wołoszański himself claims that he didn't harm anyone and that his work was limited to analyzing the British government's policies. He also said, "it was an occasion to learn about the functioning of the secret services." Apparently he didn't receive financial reward for his work, only refunds on his lunch expenses and job-related travel.

The journalist, who took a degree in law at Warsaw University, gained renown for his Sensations TV series, in which he presented unsolved mysteries from World War II, spy and secret service intrigues and hypothetical re-enactments that earned him criticism from historians but were broadly popular. Wołoszański is also the author of The Encyclopedia of World War II.