Nadav Schirman, the multi-award-winning filmmaker behind The Green Prince, The Champagne Spy and April 7, 1980 is joined by the former Mossad agent, Gad Shimron who was part of the Operation Moses, otherwise known as The Red Sea Diving Resort plot, which led to the rescue of thousands of Ethiopian Jews via a deserted retreat in Sudan.

Presenter Rory Bremner hears about the psychology behind human intelligence and gets a crash course in the powers of persuasion. 

Series Producer: Paulo Garrett. A Cup and Nuzzle Production. From Spyscape, the home of secrets.

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