173. The Murder of Litvinenko: The Killers Es...

Alexander Litvinenko has been poisoned in London… Now the race is on to work out what is slowly killing him. In this episode David and Gordon tell the story of the race to discover what the Russian security services used to murder Litvinenko. ------------------- THE REST IS CLASS ...  Show more

Russian assassins are closing in on Alexander Litvinenko… But who will deal the fatal blow? Listen as David and Gordon explore the dramatic moments leading up to the murder of Alexander Litvinenko in London. ------------------- THE REST IS CLASSIFIED LIVE 2026 at The Rest Is Fest ...  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

While Patrice Lumumba battles to control his country, MI6 officer Daphne Park and CIA officer Larry Devlin are secretly battling to stop him turning to the Soviets for help.Listen to The Spy Who ad-free on Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free tr ...  Show more

What is a bat bomb? Why would you cover a fox in radioactive paint? And who are the masterminds behind the Office of Strategic Services, the precursor to the CIA?

In this episode, Don is joined by John Lisle to discuss the creations of the Research and Development br ...

It’s 1960. The world hangs on the brink of nuclear war. But in Moscow, a man’s about to emerge from the shadows with an offer for the CIA. His name is Oleg Penkovsky and he wants to supply the US with the Soviet Union’s greatest nuclear secrets. But is he for real or part of an e ...  Show more