About this season
Explores the lives, works, and secrets of some of the most brilliant spy authors in literature
Episodes (4)
E1
1. Kipling To Graham Greene
Aired 31 March 2026 • 45 min
The world of spies and spymasters is explored, featuring authors from Rudyard Kipling to John Buchan and clips from 'The Ipcress File'.
E2
2. Alistair Maclean To John le Carré
Aired 7 April 2026 • 45 min
Cold War storytelling comes alive with Forsyth, MacLean and le Carré, with iconic scenes from 'The Third Man' and more.
E3
3. Ian Fleming To James Bond
Aired 14 April 2026 • 45 min
Ian Fleming's remarkable life, James Bond's effect on literature and film and Bond's influence on actual intelligence.
E4
4. Len Deighton To Mick Herron
Aired 21 April 2026 • 45 min
A look at recent intelligence history, from the defection of Oleg Gordievsky to the killing of Osama bin Laden.