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68. Israel Attacks Iran: The Origins of the Iranian Nuclear Program (Ep 1)

27 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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

Contributed by Lukas

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

Contributed by Lukas

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

Contributed by Lukas

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

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

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 ...