Spymasters: The Great Spy Writers
Spymasters: The Great Spy Writers
Season 1
20264 episodes
Episodes
E1Kipling 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'.
E2Alistair 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.
E3Ian 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.
E4Len 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.