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Cribs, Codes and Cairo | Historical
Season 1 Episode 194
Emily Anderson was the best codebreaker you've never heard of. Fiercely devoted to secrecy, she served Britain's interests in two World Wars - master…
2 years, 2 months ago
Tradecraft, Part 8
Season 1 Episode 193
The tools in a spy's arsenal are more varied than you might think. But they all come under one name: Tradecraft.
In our eighth round of insights from …
2 years, 2 months ago
Tradecraft, Part 7
Season 1 Episode 192
The tools in a spy's arsenal are more varied than you might think. But they all come under one name: Tradecraft. In our seventh round of insights fro…
2 years, 2 months ago
Operation Ajax | CIA & MI6
Season 1 Episode 191
In the early 1950s, Iran elected a forward-thinking new leader. But where previous regimes had played ball with British and American oil companies in…
2 years, 2 months ago
Escaping ISIS
Season 1 Episode 190
As ISIS sweeps through the Middle East, the regions' minority groups face brutal oppression. In Northern Iraq, ex-CIA officers Michele Rigby Assad an…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Wilderness of Mirrors | US Army CI
Season 1 Episode 189
In the dying days of the Cold War, the West is on the verge of victory. But the Soviet Union's feared secret service, the KGB, won't give up without …
2 years, 3 months ago
The Swinging Spies | KGB
Season 1 Episode 188
Karel Koecher always knew he was destined for greatness. At the height of the Cold War, he arrived in New York City – a Communist sleeper agent, hell…
2 years, 3 months ago
Mister Wristwatch | FBI
Season 1 Episode 187
Truck driver, entrepreneur, womanizer - spy.
Sophia Di Martino joins journalist Sean O'Driscoll to tell the story of one of the most unusual and effec…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Old Man and the CIA, Part 2: Dulles's Down | Historical
Season 1 Episode 186
Some men make headlines. Others make history. A subtle few mold the future of nations in their image - and you'd never even know it.
In this 2-part Tr…
2 years, 3 months ago
Introducing: A History of the World in Spy Objects
Season 1
The Enigma Machine. The B2 stealth bomber. The poisoned-tipped umbrella. Napoleon’s Briefcase of Secrets. As long as there has been conflict, there h…
2 years, 4 months ago