68. Israel Attacks Iran: The Origins of the Iranian Nuclear Program (Ep 1)
27 Jul 2025
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When did Israel first attack Iran’s nuclear program? How did they do it? And how did Iran develop ...
67. The Great Betrayal: Defecting to Moscow (Ep 2)
22 Jul 2025
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How do you switch sides and become a spy for the KGB? When the FBI is tracking you, how do you escap...
66. The Great Betrayal: An American Traitor (Ep 1)
20 Jul 2025
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How did an alcoholic, drug-addicted hippie end up working for the CIA? How are CIA agents trained? A...
Former Head of MI5: 7/7, Putin, and Al-Qaeda (Eliza Manningham-Buller)
17 Jul 2025
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What was it truly like inside MI5 and the heart of government as the 7/7 attacks unfolded? How did 7...
65. Terror Strikes London: The Forgotten Attack (Ep 4)
15 Jul 2025
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Two weeks after 52 people were murdered on London’s transport network, terrorists tried to strike ...
64. Terror Strikes London: The Al-Qaeda Mastermind (Ep 3)
13 Jul 2025
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He left a video for his daughter before he vanished to Pakistan. A quiet farewell, wrapped in the la...
63. Terror Strikes London: What did MI5 know? (Ep 2)
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 23:00:00 -0000
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Fifteen months before the London bombings, MI5 had seen them. They had names, photographs, and addre...
62. Terror Strikes London: 7/7 (Ep 1)
Sun, 06 Jul
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London woke up to joy and celebration on 7 July 2005. The city had just won the 2012 Olympics. It wa...
61. The Truth About UFOs: Whistleblowers, Warplanes, and Worlds Unknown (Ep 4)
Tue, 01 Jul 2025 23:00:00 -0000
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For years, the term UFO conjured images of tin foil hats and elaborate cover-ups. But with recent of...
60. The Truth About UFOs: The CIA's Alien Obsession (Ep 3)
Sun, 29 Jun
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In 1955, a United States Senator claimed he saw a "greenish-yellow ball rising rapidly" over the Sov...
59. The Truth About UFOs: Alien Sightings (Ep 2)
Tue, 24 Jun 2025 23:00:00 -0000
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In the mid-1970s, new, more outlandish claims about the Roswell incident began to surface: not one, ...
58. The Truth About UFOs: The Roswell Incident (Ep 1)
Sun, 22 Jun
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The date was July 8th, 1947. The Roswell Daily Record boldly announced: "RAAF Recovers Flying Saucer...
57. Why Israel Attacked Iran
Wed, 18 Jun
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The ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel may have escalated last Friday when Israel launched p...
56. Bin Laden vs the CIA: Death in Pakistan (Ep 6)
Mon, 16 Jun
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His poetry celebrated a cosmic struggle of violence and glory, but his end was far from a medieval p...
55. Bin Laden vs the CIA: The Hunt for the World's Most Wanted (Ep 5)
Sun, 15 Jun
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A decade after 9/11, Osama bin Laden remained at large, a constant "running sore" for the US governm...
54. Bin Laden vs the CIA: 9/11 (Ep 4)
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 23:02:00 -0000
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On a clear September morning, the American homeland was shattered, revealing a vulnerability unfores...
53. Bin Laden vs the CIA: The Great Escape (Ep 3)
Sun, 08 Jun
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"The walls of oppression and humiliation cannot be demolished except in a rain of bullets." These ch...
52. Bin Laden vs the CIA: Declaring Jihad (Ep 2)
Tue, 03 Jun 2025 23:01:00 -0000
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How did a Saudi millionaire, seemingly more interested in a simple life than luxury, become the arch...
51. Bin Laden vs the CIA: The Origins of Al-Qaeda (Ep 1)
Sun, 01 Jun
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What kind of man was Osama bin Laden before he became the world's most wanted terrorist? How did his...
50. The Man Who Tried To Kill The KGB: On the Run from Russia (Ep 2)
Tue, 27 May 2025 23:05:00 -0000
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He risked everything to expose the KGB's darkest secrets, but Vasily Mitrokhin had two non-negotiabl...
49. The Man Who Tried To Kill The KGB: A Traitor in the Kremlin (Ep 1)
Sun, 25 May
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The Cold War may have ended, but the hunt for dangerous secrets never truly stops. What happens when...
48. The Leak That Changed The World: Death of Privacy (Ep 6)
Tue, 20 May 2025 23:01:00 -0000
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Do we have any privacy in the modern era? Why did Snowden do the things he did? Was he successful? A...
47. The Leak That Changed The World: Spying on the World (Ep 5)
Sun, 18 May
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Stories continue to flood out of the Snowden leaks and it's not just American doing the spying. How ...
46. The Leak That Changed The World: Snowden On The Run (Ep 4)
Tue, 13 May 2025 23:05:00 -0000
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The world has met Edward Snowden and now he fears repercussions. How will he escape Hong Kong? Where...
45. The Leak That Changed The World: America Exposed (Ep 3)
Mon, 12 May
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With Snowden now in possession of 1,500,000 secret American files, how can he get them in the public...
44. The Leak That Changed The World: Stealing State Secrets (Ep 2)
Tue, 06 May 2025 23:01:00 -0000
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Edward Snowden has decided he is going to leak some of America's biggest secrets, but first he needs...
43. The Leak That Changed The World: Snowden Hacks the System (Ep 1)
Sun, 04 May
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Who was Edward Snowden? Was he an ideologue or a disgruntled employee? And what led him to orchestra...
42. Putin’s Minions: The Master in Moscow (Ep 2)
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 23:00:00 -0000
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The game is afoot, and the stakes are higher than ever. Who was the real villain in the Minions spy ...
41. Putin’s Minions: How Russia Spies (Ep 1)
Sun, 27 Apr
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What do a fading seaside hotel, a self-proclaimed Q, and an eyelash champion have in common? They're...
40. Iran vs Israel: Mossad Assassinates Iranian Mastermind (Ep 2)
Tue, 22 Apr 2025 23:01:00 -0000
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The future of warfare is already here, and it's more terrifying than we imagined. How did Israel dep...
39. Iran vs Israel: Inside the Shadow War (Ep 1)
Sun, 20 Apr
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How do Israeli and Iranian intelligence fight each other? Who's the man behind the Iranian nuclear p...
Introducing... Legacy
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 23:00:00 -0000
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Legacy, hosted by historian Peter Frankopan and broadcaster Afua Hirsch, delves into the lives of s...
38. CIA Mind Control: America’s Secret Cartel (Ep 4)
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 23:00:00 -0000
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How did Cold War paranoia fuel the CIA's mind control experiments? What did popular films like The M...
37. CIA Mind Control: Sex, Drugs, and Mysterious Deaths (Ep 3)
Sun, 13 Apr
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From LSD-fuelled hallucinations to medically-induced comas, the CIA explored every avenue in their s...
36. CIA Mind Control: Fighting Communism with LSD (Ep 2)
Tue, 08 Apr 2025 23:01:00 -0000
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Who was the eccentric chemist at the heart of the CIA's most controversial experiments? What happene...
35. CIA Mind Control: The Origin of MK Ultra (Ep 1)
Sun, 06 Apr
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What if the government knew how to control your mind? Could a secret program unlock the secrets of t...
34. Putin's War: The Battle for Kyiv (Ep 4)
Tue, 01 Apr 2025 23:01:00 -0000
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What did the West know about Russia’s invasion before it happened? How did Ukraine prepare for a w...
33. Putin’s War: How Russian Intelligence Failed (Ep 3)
Sun, 30 Mar
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How did Russia’s invasion of Ukraine go so badly wrong? What crucial mistakes did the Kremlin make...
32. Putin’s War: The CIA Warn Zelensky (Ep 2)
Wed, 26 Mar
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How did Ukraine defy the odds against Russia? What role did Western intelligence play in preparing K...
31. Putin’s War: The Secret Plot to Invade Ukraine (Ep 1)
Mon, 24 Mar
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How did western intelligence services learn of Putin's plan to invade Ukraine? 2021 is drawing to a...
30. The Spy Who Betrayed Oppenheimer: Showdown with MI5 (Ep 4)
Wed, 19 Mar
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What happens when the world’s most valuable spy is finally caught? How did British and American in...
29. The Spy Who Betrayed Oppenheimer: Deception at Los Alamos (Ep 3)
Mon, 17 Mar
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How did a Russian spy end up at the heart of the Manhattan Project? What happened when Soviet intell...
28. The Spy Who Betrayed Oppenheimer: The Manhattan Project (Ep 2)
Wed, 12 Mar
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What makes a man betray his closest friends? How did a German refugee help Stalin build the bomb? An...
27. The Spy Who Betrayed Oppenheimer: Fighting the Nazis (Ep 1)
Mon, 10 Mar
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Who was the Russian spy working under Oppenheimer to build the atomic bomb? Why was it so dangerous ...
26. The Intelligence War: Trump and the End of American Support for Ukraine
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:20:00 -0000
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Donald Trump has paused all intelligence sharing with Ukraine. What does this mean? What intelligenc...
25. Trump vs the CIA: The Halloween Massacre (Ep 2)
Wed, 05 Mar
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When the CIA is forced to downsize, who gets cut? What happens to the intelligence left behind? And ...
24. Trump vs the CIA: Purging the Deep State (Ep 1)
Mon, 03 Mar
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How do politicians control the CIA? What happens when politics affects the way it is run? And how of...
23. Why Trump Wants Greenland: The Lost Nuclear Bomb (Ep 2)
Wed, 26 Feb
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Can nuclear missiles really just disappear? Why is Greenland so important to the security of the Uni...
22. Why Trump Wants Greenland: Secret Bases, The Arctic Circle, and Project Iceworm (Ep 1)
Mon, 24 Feb
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Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants Greenland, but why? What is it about this largely barre...
21. Death on the Thames: The Poisoned Umbrella (Ep 2)
Wed, 19 Feb
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Was an umbrella too obvious a murder weapon for an assassination in the heart of London? Why were th...
20. Death on the Thames: An Assassin in London (Ep 1)
Mon, 17 Feb
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How do you get away with murder in the heart of London? And which weapon would you choose to avoid a...
19. Attack on Greenpeace: Death in the Pacific (Ep 2)
Wed, 12 Feb
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Did the French secret service commit an act of state terrorism by sinking a Greenpeace ship? Why did...
18. Attack on Greenpeace: France’s Nuclear Bomb (Ep 1)
Mon, 10 Feb
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Why were the French exploding nuclear bombs in the Pacific in the 70s and 80s? How did a spy manage ...
17. Crossing the Iron Curtain: Revenge in Russia (Ep 4)
Wed, 05 Feb
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Will Tolkachev fall at the final hurdle and land in the hands of the KGB? How do the CIA go about pr...
16. Crossing the Iron Curtain: Escape From the KGB (Ep 3)
Mon, 03 Feb
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How would you disguise a cyanide pill for a CIA spy in Moscow during the Cold War? What risks could ...
The Seventh Floor (Extract)
Sat, 01 Feb
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To coincide with the release of David's latest novel, The Seventh Floor, we have the book’s first ...
15. Crossing the Iron Curtain: The Cold War’s Most Valuable Spy (Ep 2)
Wed, 29 Jan
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Was it possible to avoid KGB surveillance in Moscow as a CIA agent at the height of the Cold War? Wh...
14. Crossing the Iron Curtain: The CIA’s Mole In Moscow (Ep 1)
Mon, 27 Jan
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How did the CIA recruit a Russian asset in Moscow during the height of the Cold War? Why would someo...
13. How China Spies: Trump, TikTok, and Taiwan
Wed, 22 Jan
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Is the Chinese state using TikTok to spy on you? Why did President Biden move to shut TikTok down in...
12. The Spy Who Loved Me: A Russian in New York (Ep 2)
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0000
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The net is closing in around Anna Chapman. She is being watched by the FBI as they suspect her of be...
11. The Spy Who Loved Me: Undercover in Londongrad (Ep 1)
Wed, 15 Jan
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How did a Russian spy manage to infiltrate the upper echelons of London and New York society? Was An...
10. North Korea’s CIA: The Billion Dollar Heist (Ep 2)
Wed, 08 Jan
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What happens when an authoritarian state runs its security services like an organised crime syndicat...
9. North Korea’s CIA: Inside Kim’s Crime Family (Ep 1)
Wed, 01 Jan
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How did a group of North Korean cyber criminals manage to pull off the biggest bank heist in history...
8. The Man Who Made MI6
Wed, 25 Dec
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The daring, gadget-loving, mischievous founder of MI6. Mansfield Cumming, the first C, was a former ...
7. The Real Godfather: The Assassination that Shook Syria (Ep 2)
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:10:00 -0000
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Did the assassination of Rafic Hariri lay the foundations for the ultimate downfall of the Assad reg...
6. The Real Godfather: Assad’s Syrian Mafia (Ep 1)
Wed, 18 Dec
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How did Bashar al-Assad become one of the Middle East’s most feared dictators? What role did Hezbo...
5. CIA vs the Taliban: Bin Laden's Trojan Horse (Ep 2)
Wed, 11 Dec
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Mazar i-Sharif has fallen without much of a fight. The Taliban's grip on Afghanistan is looking all ...
4. The Rise and Fall of Assad's Spy State
Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:10:00 -0000
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What will western and Syrian spy services be focusing on following the fall of Bashar al-Assad? Is R...
3. CIA vs the Taliban: Behind Enemy Lines (Ep 1)
Wed, 04 Dec
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America knew Al-Qaeda were behind the 9/11 attacks before the day was out. They knew they were being...
2. The First CIA Coup: Turmoil in Tehran (Ep 2)
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0000
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The first coup attempt has failed. The Shah has fled to Baghdad. The CIA have told Kermit he can lea...
1. The First CIA Coup: Oil, Iran, and MI6 (Ep 1)
Wed, 27 Nov
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Welcome... to the first episode of The Rest Is Classified! It's Iran 1951. Mohammad Mossadegh, fuel...
The Rest is Classified Trailer
Mon, 18 Nov
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The Rest Is Classified takes you into the mysterious world of spies and espionage. Hosted by former ...