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Journalist Charlie English is the author of The CIA Book Club - the story of how a courageous group of underground printers and publishers broke the iron grip of censorship on Cold War Poland. In this episode of True Spies, Charlie is your guide to the life of Mirosław Chojecki - ...  Show more

In the third season of Brief Histories, True Spies producer Joe Foley is your guide to the fringes of spycraft's secret world. In this Brief History of Assassination, we'll uncover the world's oldest whodunnit, meet the real Order of Assassins, and discover high and low-tech appr ...  Show more

Imagine boarding a flight thinking you’re going on holiday, but instead you get taken hostage by Saddam Hussein. It might sound far-fetched, but in August 1990 this really happened to the passengers and crew of British Airways Flight 149. What followed has been dubbed the most sh ...  Show more

This is not your regularly scheduled content, but instead a new podcast we think you’ll love. From Crowd Network, this is The Secret History of Flight 149. When Flight 149 departed London Heathrow on 1 August 1990, the passengers and crew had no idea of the trauma that lay ahead. ...  Show more

The US Embassy finds itself under siege. As the international pressure on Saddam Hussein intensifies, he makes a sudden announcement that creates a dilemma for many of the human shields. British Airways gave us the following statement: "Our hearts go out to all those caught up in ...  Show more

This episode explores the DB Cooper case, an unsolved mystery of a man who hijacked a plane in 1971 and parachuted away with $200,000 in ransom money. The hosts discuss the details of the case, including the hijacking, the ransom, and the subsequent investigation. They also sp ...