17 episodes

These are stories you were never meant to hear. The invisible but vital work of the world’s intelligence services: secret operatives playing to very different rules. The Spy Who, hosted by Indira Varma and Raza Jaffrey, takes you deep inside that shadow world to meet spies who risked everything in the national interest – or, sometimes, their own.

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These are stories you were never meant to hear. The invisible but vital work of the world’s intelligence services: secret operatives playing to very different rules. The Spy Who, hosted by Indira Varma and Raza Jaffrey, takes you deep inside that shadow world to meet spies who risked everything in the national interest – or, sometimes, their own.

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    The Spy Who Wouldn't Lie | The Tiger Stirs

    The Spy Who Wouldn't Lie | The Tiger Stirs

    It’s June 1940 and the German forces are closing in on Paris. Noor Inayat Khan escapes to Britain just in time but is determined to return to Nazi-occupied France as a radio operator for Britain’s new covert ops agency. But her recruiters encounter a problem: she strongly believes it is wrong to lie.

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    • 37 min
    The Spy Who Wouldn't Lie | One Summer In Paris

    The Spy Who Wouldn't Lie | One Summer In Paris

    Noor Inayat Khan is back in France, eager to use her radio skills to help fight back against the Nazi occupation. But when two other agents fall into the Gestapo’s hands, she and the rest of the British spy ring in Paris find themselves being hunted down.

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    • 34 min
    The Spy Who Wouldn't Lie | Don't Stand Still

    The Spy Who Wouldn't Lie | Don't Stand Still

    Britain’s Prosper spy network is falling apart in Northern France. Every day the Gestapo seems to arrest yet another agent and Noor Inayat Khan finds herself playing a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the Nazis in a one-woman bid to keep communication channels with London open.

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    • 35 min
    The Spy Who Wouldn't Lie | Liberté

    The Spy Who Wouldn't Lie | Liberté

    After months on the run Noor Inayat Khan's luck takes a turn for the worse. But she doesn't go down without a fight - and the Nazis soon discover that the Indian princess can draw blood.

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    • 36 min
    The Spy Who Wouldn't Lie | The Unsung Heroines Of WW2

    The Spy Who Wouldn't Lie | The Unsung Heroines Of WW2

    The endeavors of the women of the Special Operatives Executive were vital to many of Britain's successes during WW2. But the secretive nature of their work meant that many of their heroic feats have been lost to time.

    Anita Anand discusses how exactly they waged a secret war for freedom, with Rick Stroud, author of Lonely Courage: The true story of the SOE Heroines who fought to free Nazi occupied France.

    The Spy Who Wouldn't Lie | The Unsung Heroines Of WW2

    The Spy Who Wouldn't Lie | The Unsung Heroines Of WW2

    The endeavors of the women of the Special Operatives Executive were vital to many of Britain's successes during WW2. But the secretive nature of their work meant that many of their heroic feats have been lost to time.

    Anita Anand discusses how exactly they waged a secret war for freedom, with Rick Stroud, author of Lonely Courage: The true story of the SOE Heroines who fought to free Nazi occupied France.

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    • 31 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
47 Ratings

47 Ratings

cksos ,

Gripping!

This is the one podcast I can’t wait for the next episode and season! Telling the true stories in this way is gripping and fascinating! Do not miss this if you are a fan of history, espionage stories or just want to hear a great story told incredibly well!

HoltGurl ,

Great stories!

My new favourite podcast. Love the stories and the story tellers.

Rmac1411 ,

Same stories from the other podcast

The stories are good but I already heard these from other pod cast True spies. Hoping for something new

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