SPIES: The epic intelligence war between East and West, with Calder Walton
The first of two episodes with Dr Calder Walton. This one looks at the development of the intelligence war between the West and the Soviet Union from 1917, follows the story through the fulcrum period...
9 Mai 202452min
The Cuban Missile Crisis, with Michael Smith
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25 Apr 202449min
Classified! With Nigel West
What was it like to meet Anthony Blunt? How did the British Security Service try to stop Nigel West uncovering its secrets? And what qualities do you need to spend your career delving into the murky, ...
11 Apr 202452min
Roman Spies with Peter Tonkin
How did August revolutionise Roman intelligence? How connected was Caesar? What intelligence failures dogged the Roman republic? All these questions answered and more by top novelist, Peter Tonkin. B...
27 Mar 202434min
Alchemy: Spies, magic and the Elizabethan world. With SJ Parris
Was SJ Parris's protagonist, Giordano Bruno, really a spy? What was his relationship with top Elizabethan spymaster Francis Walsingham? To buy Alchemy, click here. For more on SJ Parris, the pseudon...
14 Mar 202449min
Conflict and Military Intelligence with General David Petraeus
Former Director of the CIA, General David Petraeus, joins to talk about his book, Conflict, and the evolution of military intelligence. We talk about Iraq, Putin, Weapons of Mass destruction and AI. ...
29 Feb 202451min
Edith Cavell: Nurse, Spy, Heroine. With Dr Helen Fry
Dr Helen Fry, bestselling intelligence historian, joins us to talk about Edith Cavell, the famous World War One nurse and spy. Was she an intelligence agent for the British? What happened to Edith? We...
15 Feb 202445min
Moscow X with David McCloskey
Former CIA analyst turned bestselling writer David McCloskey joins to talk about his new novel. We talk about storytelling, the nature of modern espionage and how David made the leap from the CIA to n...
1 Feb 202449min
