The Spying Game

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**The Spying Game**

Major Hollywood storytellers and top international spies join host Rory Bremner to break down what we see on screen, to separate the fact from the fiction and shine a light on extraordinary characters and skills.

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Ep 5 Trailer: Attenborough Spies An Endangered Creature Jun 06, 2022

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Sex and Special Agents May 31, 2022

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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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Ep 4 Trailer: Shaken Not Stirred May 30, 2022

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From Russia with… Love? May 25, 2022

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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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Ep 3 Trailer: Did Donald Trump Really Say This? May 22, 2022

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Hooray for Hollywood May 18, 2022

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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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Ep 2 Trailer: Chief of Disguise May 16, 2022

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A Question of Deception May 11, 2022

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In an Operation Mincemeat special, A Spy Among Friends, Agent Sonya and Double Cross author Ben Macintyre meets former British Intelligence Operative Julian Fisher as they unpack the real story behind the Netflix Movie Operation Mincemeat, starring Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen and Kelly Macdonald. Presenter Rory Bremner uncovers a world of daring do, bluff and bluster which featured some of the biggest names in spy history including an early outing for James Bond author Ian Fleming.

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

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A Leak From The White House? May 09, 2022

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Does Donald Trump understand... The Spying Game?

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A Message from 10 Downing Street May 03, 2022

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Has Boris heard... The Spying Game? Coming soon...

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