True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics

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True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics
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True Spies takes you inside the world's greatest espionage and detective operations. Our hosts Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, Sophia Di Martino, Daisy Ridley and Rhiannon Neads talk to the real spies behind the missions. What do they know? What are their skills? And what would you do in their position? We explore and investigate real life thrillers, mysteries and crimes - stories that prove truth is stranger than fiction! These stories cover lies, murder, theft, sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll. You’ll meet experts from the top intelligence agencies including FBI, CIA, MI5, MI6 (SIS), KGB, GRU, Mossad and many others. You’ll discover characters who spied because of money, ideology, coercion or just plain old ego. And, if you’d like to dig deeper into the world of secrets, and test your own secret intelligence skills, head over to spyscape.com for articles, games, experiences, puzzles and videos. For episodes first and ad-free, subscribe to Spyscape+ at: plus.Spyscape.com A Cup & Nuzzle production. Series producers: Gemma Newby, Joe Foley. Music: Nick Ryan.

  1. True Spies Debriefs: Tim Tate on the Spycatcher scandal

    1 DAY AGO • SPYSCAPE+ ONLY

    True Spies Debriefs: Tim Tate on the Spycatcher scandal

    Hear from Tim Tate, best-selling author, award-winning documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist, as he dives into a scandal born deep in the heart of the British Intelligence Service. Time untangles the connections between KGB mole Mikhail Golenevsky and MI5 spy catcher Peter Wright. And recalls how in the process of writing his 19th book, he learned he was himself considered a threat to national security, for delving too deep... From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Morgan Childs.

    49 min
  2. To Catch a Spy | Investigation

    2 DAYS AGO

    To Catch a Spy | Investigation

    Veteran journalist Tim Tate tells the story of Peter Wright, the crusading MI5 whistleblower who humiliated the Thatcher government in the 1980s. As the British security services' chief scientific officer, Peter employed unsavory tactics to root out Soviet spies - but a dramatic change of heart would come to define his controversial legacy. From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Morgan Childs.

    53 min
  3. True Spies Classic: Shadow Games | Special Forces

    NOV 12

    True Spies Classic: Shadow Games | Special Forces

    In this Classic True Spies episode, learn the details of an elite clandestine unit, Special Forces Berlin, with the help of former operative James Stejskal.  Stationed in West Berlin but deployed wherever their skills were needed, they found themselves at the centre of the Tehran Hostage Crisis, but no-one could know they were there... From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Justin Trefgarne

    50 min
  4. MEMBERS' EPISODE - True Spies: Debriefs - Rick Morales Jr & Sean Oliver on 'Monkey' Morales

    NOV 6 • SPYSCAPE+ ONLY

    MEMBERS' EPISODE - True Spies: Debriefs - Rick Morales Jr & Sean Oliver on 'Monkey' Morales

    In this latest Spyscape+ exclusive Debrief, hear from author Sean Oliver, and Rick Morales Jr son of the CIA Cuban-born double-agent, 'Monkey' Morales. It's the early 70s. We join 'The Monkey' in Venezuela, where he is leading national counter-intelligence, whilst running drugs for the CIA. Hear from Rick Jr himself the fascinating stories of his fathers extraordinary life, and what kind of upbringing it led to for the young man... From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Justin Trefgarne

    48 min
  5. True Spies Debriefs: James Stejskal in Berlin as The Wall fell

    NOV 5

    True Spies Debriefs: James Stejskal in Berlin as The Wall fell

    James Stejskal, ex-special forces, tells of the jubilant and vitriolic scenes, as the Berlin Wall came down. November 9th 1989 - the Iron Curtain descends. Hear how it was on the ground, as both ordinary citizens, and global intelligence services, descend on East Berlin, seeking the vast archives of information meticulously gathered over decades by the Stasi. From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Morgan Childs.

    45 min
  6. Special Forces Kinshasa | Green Berets

    OCT 29

    Special Forces Kinshasa | Green Berets

    Deep in the African rainforests, how do you hold together a decolonising nation in the wake of mass regional instability? James Stejskal, ex-CIA and former Green Beret, tells the story of his time in Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As the nation wrestles with its post-colonial identity, regional instability, and the AIDS crisis, James' job is to keep an exposed US Embassy safe and operating - giving Zaire its best chance to survive in the post-Cold War new world order... From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Produced by Morgan Childs. Series producer Joe Foley. Music by Nick Ryan.

    49 min
  7. True Spies Classic: Gray Suit and The Ghost

    OCT 22

    True Spies Classic: Gray Suit and The Ghost

    In this classic True Spies episode, Eric O'Neill describes the hunt for the infamous FBI mole Robert Hanssen. This entire operation hinges around Eric needing to get Hanssen into a hire car so his own car can be searched for evidence of his betrayal... but the hire car isn’t there. From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley

    53 min
  8. MEMBERS' EPISODE - True Spies: Debriefs - Henry Schlesinger on First World War high-society espionage

    OCT 15 • SPYSCAPE+ ONLY

    MEMBERS' EPISODE - True Spies: Debriefs - Henry Schlesinger on First World War high-society espionage

    In this latest Spyscape+ exclusive Debrief, hear from author and journalist Henry Schlesinger, on the 'blue blood' spies of the early 20th century. He shares the story of the Office of Naval Intelligence, when it first opened in New York, and why there was a need that only elite gentlemen could fulfil. Chief amongst these high-society spies was Vincent Astor, an affluent socialite and philanthropist who used his position and the Astor estate to gather intelligence for his country. From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Louise Sinnerton.

    26 min
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True Spies takes you inside the world's greatest espionage and detective operations. Our hosts Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, Sophia Di Martino, Daisy Ridley and Rhiannon Neads talk to the real spies behind the missions. What do they know? What are their skills? And what would you do in their position? We explore and investigate real life thrillers, mysteries and crimes - stories that prove truth is stranger than fiction! These stories cover lies, murder, theft, sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll. You’ll meet experts from the top intelligence agencies including FBI, CIA, MI5, MI6 (SIS), KGB, GRU, Mossad and many others. You’ll discover characters who spied because of money, ideology, coercion or just plain old ego. And, if you’d like to dig deeper into the world of secrets, and test your own secret intelligence skills, head over to spyscape.com for articles, games, experiences, puzzles and videos. For episodes first and ad-free, subscribe to Spyscape+ at: plus.Spyscape.com A Cup & Nuzzle production. Series producers: Gemma Newby, Joe Foley. Music: Nick Ryan.

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