Explores the lives, works, and secrets of some of the most brilliant spy authors in literature
S1E1 · 2026-03-31 · 45m
The world of spies and spymasters is explored, featuring authors from Rudyard Kipling to John Buchan and clips from 'The Ipcress File'.
S1E2 · 2026-04-07 · 45m
Cold War storytelling comes alive with Forsyth, MacLean and le Carré, with iconic scenes from 'The Third Man' and more.
S1E3 · 2026-04-14 · 45m
Ian Fleming's remarkable life, James Bond's effect on literature and film and Bond's influence on actual intelligence.
S1E4 · 2026-04-21 · 45m
A look at recent intelligence history, from the defection of Oleg Gordievsky to the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Adrian Munsey
Narrator