Former Presidential close protection officer and medal of valor recipient Evy Poumpouras is joined by Jed Mercurio the man behind Line of Duty, Bodyguard, Trigger Point and Bloodlands. Rory Bremner hosts a deep dive into the reality behind protecting high-profile targets, from mind games and meticulous planning through to the importance of how to get off the ‘X’.  

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

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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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Former clandestine CIA operative Amaryllis Fox and screenwriter, producer and director Simon Kinberg, the man behind The 355, Mr and Mrs Smith, Sherlock and the X-Men franchise, get together to talk about gender representation in spy fiction. They also discuss the real life pitfalls of sex and special agents. Host Rory Bremner hears about what motivates spies to do their work, where to smuggle audio recordings and what it is really like working with Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Jessica Chastain. 

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

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The Spy and the Traitor, Agent Sonya, Operation Mincemeat and A Spy Among Friends author Ben Macintyre meets former Russian FSB officer turned whistle-blower Janosh Neumann, to uncover the truth behind the Cold War spies and life inside Vladimir Putin’s Russia. In an episode recorded before the Ukrainian crisis, host Rory Bremner hears about everything from nuclear secrets hidden in a suburban shed and the Salisbury poisoning, to life-or-death escapes over international borders. 

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

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How closely do the silver screen and the spying game overlap? Deep State, Star Wars Rogue One, The Mark of Cain and The Night Manager star, Alistair Petrie, meets former field agent and CIA Chief of Disguise, Jonna Mendez. Presenter Rory Bremner hears it all, from Jonna’s recollections of the real Argo operation, to the spy tactics used to protect props on Star Wars and how The Planet of the Apes helped the CIA go full Ethan Hunt. 

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

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