
Writer and critic Paul Burke interviews all the best writers on espionage. Each episode will bring you fascinating stories on spies, covert action and more - delving in to fact and fiction, past and present.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 62 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | HistoryArtsBooks | |||

Charles Cumming talks to Paul Burke about his new novel Icarus 17, latest in the Box 88 series, The Day of the Jackal, A Spy by Nature, Thomas Kell, Geopolitics in the novel, post-Cold War spy fiction dip, touring Eastern Europe before The Wall fell,... more
Johan Wennström talks to Paul Burke about The Stay Behinds: Sweden's Cold War Guardians.
The Stay Behinds: Packed with first-hand accounts and previously classified government documents, this book reveals the secrets of Sweden's resistance network, ... more
Former FBI Director JAMES COMEY talks to Paul Burke about his novel RED VERDICT, The FBI, being a socially adept introvert, Russian operations in America, the inspiration for Nora and Benny and The Kansas City Massacre.
RED VERDICT THE MURDER OF THE... more
Andrew Rosenheim talks about his contemporary spy thriller The Interpreter's Secret, AI in publishing, kindle, literary games on the page, cat and mouse chases.
The Interpreter's Secret: in Stockholm for a G20 summit, the interpreter Thomas Weaver i... more
Daria Santini talks to Spymasters about her biography of Edith Tudor Hart, A Woman Called Edith, the Cambridge Five, Arnold Deutsch, photography, working class lives, communism and spying.
Edith Tudor Hart has long evaded biographers. A Jewish-Aust... more
Michael Idov talks to Spymasters about his new novel THE CORMORANT HUNT, screenwriting, The Collaborators, Doug Lyman, geopolitics and the spy novel and walking back the cat.
THE CORMORANT HUNT: Disheartened CIA officer Ari Falk, now hiding in the R... more
Piers Blofeld talks to Spymasters about his new book on Anthony Blunt, MASTER OF LIES, the greatest traitor, working for Churchill and Stalin, Operation Market Garden, a not-confession confession, enjoying the limelight of discovery.
MASTER OF LIES:... more
STALIN'S APOSTLES: The Cambridge Five and the making of the Soviet Empire, Part 2. From MacLean and Burgess' defection to today, research, new sources,
The Cambridge Five are surrounded by myth. It was time for a new sober and revealing history of t... more
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Espionage writers, historians, and former intelligence officials dominate discussions, with interviews spanning Cold War networks, modern covert operations, and the craft of spy fiction. Episodes frequently center on biographies, historical events, and literary perspectives, blending rigorous research with behind-the-scenes storytelling. A hallmark is connecting real-world geopolitics to fiction, from Cambridge Five saga analyses to contemporary thrillers, often featuring book launches, archival revelations, and discussions on ethics, media influence, and national security. Listeners likely include history buffs, espionage fiction fans, and professionals in publishing or media who enjoy expert context, archival detail, and nuanced takes on ... more
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