Spying
The Forum. Mata Hari: Dancer, lover, spy. Audio, 40 minutes
What is the truth behind the legendary WW1 spy-seductress?
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I Work for the Government, and Let's Leave It at That. Audio, 28 minutes
Julia Langdon uncovers how women spooks have been recruited over the years.
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Great Lives. Graeme Lamb on Christine Granville. Audio, 30 minutes
Lt-Gen Sir Graeme Lamb champions wartime spy Christine Granville. Matthew Parris chairs
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The Philby Tape. Audio, 28 minutes
Notorious Soviet spy Kim Philby as he's never been heard before.
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All Fair in War: A History of Military Deception. Episode 4. Audio, 14 minutes
Ben Macintyre looks at how spies and double-agents can turn the tide of battle (4 of 5)
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Cold War Confidential. Audio, 28 minutes
Fresh revelations about the Cambridge spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean.
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Secrets and Spies: The Untold Story of Edith Cavell. Audio, 28 minutes
Stella Rimington uncovers startling new evidence about the executed British heroine.
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Bletchley Park: Codebreaking's Forgotten Genius. Video, 59 minutes
A look at the life of Gordon Welchman, a codebreaker crucial to the defeat of the Nazis.
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Document. 14/07/2015. Audio, 28 minutes
Sanchia Berg rediscovers the lost trail of the MI5 spy who was left out in the cold.
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The Spy Who Came In from Al-Qaeda. Audio, 45 minutes
Former al-Qaeda member Aimen Dean talks about his eight years undercover as a British spy.
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Great Lives. Michael Dobbs on Guy Burgess. Audio, 30 minutes
Michael Dobbs looks back at the life of Cambridge spy Guy Burgess.
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Bridge of Spies. Video, 130 minutes
Cold War drama based on a true story.
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Assignment. India’s Wedding Detectives. Audio, 25 minutes
Dozens of Indian families are now hiring detectives to spy on future brides and grooms
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Short Cuts. Series 3, Someone to Watch Over Me. Audio, 28 minutes
Josie Long presents short documentaries which look out at those who are watching us.
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Document. GCHQ: Keeping the Last Great Secret. Audio, 28 minutes
Mike Thomson discovers how close Britain's greatest cold war secret was to being exposed.
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Crouching Low, Hidden Camera - Life as a P.I. Audio, 28 minutes
Jake Wallis Simons explores the murky and controversial world of private investigators.
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The Heath Caper. Audio, 28 minutes
The story behind an alleged plot to blackmail the future prime minister Edward Heath.
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The Reunion. The Courtauld Institute. Audio, 45 minutes
Sue MacGregor reunites five star pupils of the former spy Anthony Blunt.
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