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Bin Laden vs the CIA: Death in Pakistan (Ep 6)
Season 1 Episode 56
His poetry celebrated a cosmic struggle of violence and glory, but his end was far from a medieval power play. Why did Osama bin Laden spend his fina…
1 year, 2 months ago
Bin Laden vs the CIA: The Hunt for the World's Most Wanted (Ep 5)
Season 1 Episode 55
A decade after 9/11, Osama bin Laden remained at large, a constant "running sore" for the US government. But how did a fleeting glimpse of a tall guy…
1 year, 2 months ago
Bin Laden vs the CIA: 9/11 (Ep 4)
Season 1 Episode 54
On a clear September morning, the American homeland was shattered, revealing a vulnerability unforeseen for nearly two centuries. But, how did Osama …
1 year, 2 months ago
Bin Laden vs the CIA: The Great Escape (Ep 3)
Season 1 Episode 53
"The walls of oppression and humiliation cannot be demolished except in a rain of bullets." These chilling words from Osama bin Laden's 1996 fatwa de…
1 year, 2 months ago
Bin Laden vs the CIA: Declaring Jihad (Ep 2)
Season 1 Episode 52
How did a Saudi millionaire, seemingly more interested in a simple life than luxury, become the architect of a global terrorist organization? What pe…
1 year, 2 months ago
Bin Laden vs the CIA: The Origins of Al-Qaeda (Ep 1)
Season 1 Episode 51
What kind of man was Osama bin Laden before he became the world's most wanted terrorist? How did his early life and radical beliefs shape the figure …
1 year, 2 months ago
The Man Who Tried To Kill The KGB: On the Run from Russia (Ep 2)
Season 1 Episode 50
He risked everything to expose the KGB's darkest secrets, but Vasily Mitrokhin had two non-negotiable demands: his family's safety and his archive's …
1 year, 2 months ago
The Man Who Tried To Kill The KGB: A Traitor in the Kremlin (Ep 1)
Season 1 Episode 49
The Cold War may have ended, but the hunt for dangerous secrets never truly stops. What happens when a disillusioned KGB archivist decides to betray …
1 year, 3 months ago
The Leak That Changed The World: Death of Privacy (Ep 6)
Season 1 Episode 48
Do we have any privacy in the modern era? Why did Snowden do the things he did? Was he successful? And what is the closest Gordon Corera ever came to…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Leak That Changed The World: Spying on the World (Ep 5)
Season 1 Episode 47
Stories continue to flood out of the Snowden leaks and it's not just American doing the spying. How were the British 'Mastering the Internet'? Should…
1 year, 3 months ago