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Has the past finally caught up with MI6 officer and KGB spy Kim Philby? His best friend has been sent out to confront him - but who will win out? Listen as David and Gordon reach the penultimate episode in the wild life of MI6’s greatest traitor, Kim Philby. ------------------- S ...  Show more

What really happened at RAF Fairford? Are Russia and Iran escalating their attacks on the UK? And could AI help terrorists develop deadly bioweapons? Listen as David and Gordon dissect the key stories from MI5’s annual threat briefing and delve into the true story behind the inci ...  Show more

Few spies have motives as hard to decipher as those of Oleg Penkovsky. Was he a hero, an egotist or a madman? The Spy Who's Tristan Donovan sits down with Jack Basu-Mellish, host of the LSE Cold War Podcast, to discuss Penkovsky’s actions, plus the lessons to learn from the event ...  Show more

Ed Vaizey interrogates the past, present and future of espionage, from moments that could have come from fiction to the reality of spying in the modern world. He speaks to former GCHQ director Sir David Omand and Lord Robin Renwick, former UK ambassador to the United States an ...

As Edward Snowden lives a life of exile in Russia, his leaked revelations about the reach of NSA surveillance have shocked the world. But what's next for Snowden? And how should the world handle whistleblowers? Is there a real difference between a whistleblower and someone who ...

Are we ever really alone? R&L examine the intersection of privacy and security, from modern surveillance techniques to the historical expectations of privacy, and what that means for today's society. Sponsored By:Express VPN— Protect your online activity, and get 3 months free wh ...  Show more