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Episodes (4)
Ep 1
Kipling To Graham Greene
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'.
Ep 2
Alistair Maclean To John le Carré
2026-04-07•45m
Cold War storytelling comes alive with Forsyth, MacLean and le Carré, with iconic scenes from 'The Third Man' and more.
Ep 3
Ian Fleming To James Bond
2026-04-14•45m
Ian Fleming's remarkable life, James Bond's effect on literature and film and Bond's influence on actual intelligence.
Ep 4
Len Deighton To Mick Herron
2026-04-21•45m
A look at recent intelligence history, from the defection of Oleg Gordievsky to the killing of Osama bin Laden.