4 episodes
Spymasters: The Great Spy Writers - Season 1
First aired Mar 31, 2026Season 1
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Episodes
Episode 1
Kipling To Graham Greene
Mar 31, 202645 min
The world of spies and spymasters is explored, featuring authors from Rudyard Kipling to John Buchan and clips from 'The Ipcress File'.
Episode 2
Alistair Maclean To John le Carré
Apr 7, 202645 min
Cold War storytelling comes alive with Forsyth, MacLean and le Carré, with iconic scenes from 'The Third Man' and more.
Episode 3
Ian Fleming To James Bond
Apr 14, 202645 min
Ian Fleming's remarkable life, James Bond's effect on literature and film and Bond's influence on actual intelligence.
Episode 4
Len Deighton To Mick Herron
Apr 21, 202645 min
A look at recent intelligence history, from the defection of Oleg Gordievsky to the killing of Osama bin Laden.