Oleg Gordievsky is now recruited as an agent for MI6 and he is providing intelligence of the highest order, but is there a chance he’ll be rumbled by the KGB? Who will keep him safe in London? And what does Oleg himself have to do to ensure his identity remains secret?
Listen as David and Gordon continue their series on Oleg Gordievsky by looking at his t ... Show More
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103. Putin's Secret Army: The Coup That Almost Brought Down Russia (Ep 6)
Could this have been the day when Putin fell from power? In June 2023, Prigozhin marched on Moscow, threatening to bring Putin’s authoritarian regime to its knees.
In their final episode on the dramatic rise and fall of Yevgeny Prigozhin, David and Gordon take us back to the ... Show More
55m 7s
Oct 12
608. Nelson: Slaughter in Naples (Part 1)
What happened when the heroic Horatio Nelson, victor of the Battle of the Nile, sailed into the seething city of Naples? Why would his meeting with the glamorous celebrity, Lady Emma Hamilton, shape the rest of his life? And, why would his decision to lend his support to the fool ... Show More
1h 22m
Sep 17
601. Scandal in the White House
Who was Grover Cleveland, and why is he one of the most controversial American Presidents of all time? Why was the run up to his first term, in 1884 at the height of the Gilded Age, so pivotal to American politics? How did he rocket to the heights of political power? What dark se ... Show More
1h 11m
Oct 16
‘It’s ****ing WEIRD, Man’ Former CIA Spy Andrew Bustamante on Kirk, JFK & RFK Shootings
Andrew Bustamante is a formerly-secret CIA agent, whose insights as Every Day Spy have been viewed by tens of millions of people around the world. Despite this, he plans to “completely disappear” in the next couple of years - but not before promoting his new book, Shadow Cell. He ... Show More
36m 3s
Oct 3
The Thick of It: 20 Years On, with Armando Iannucci, Peter Capaldi, Chris Addison and Rebecca Front (Part One)
Malcolm Tucker. Pet ASBOs. A law requiring everyone in Britain to carry around a plastic bag. It’s been twenty years since Armando Iannucci‘s The Thick of It first brought the chaos and drama of the fictitious ‘Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship’ into our lives. First a ... Show More
37m 26s