Spymasters: The Great Spy Writers

Season 1

2026 · 4 episodes · 3h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. ‎Kipling To Graham Greene

   31 Mar 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'.

2. 

   2. ‎Alistair Maclean To John le Carré

   7 Apr 2026 · 45 min

   Cold War storytelling comes alive with Forsyth, MacLean and le Carré, with iconic scenes from 'The Third Man' and more.

3. 

   3. ‎Ian Fleming To James Bond

   14 Apr 2026 · 45 min

   Ian Fleming's remarkable life, James Bond's effect on literature and film and Bond's influence on actual intelligence.

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   4. ‎Len Deighton To Mick Herron

   21 Apr 2026 · 45 min

   A look at recent intelligence history, from the defection of Oleg Gordievsky to the killing of Osama bin Laden.