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True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics

True Spies takes you inside the world’s greatest espionage and detective operations. Our hosts Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, Sophia Di Martino, Daisy Ridley and Rhiannon Neads talk to the real spies behind the missions. What do they know? What are their skills? And what would you do in their position? We explore and investigate real life thrillers, mysteries and crimes – stories that prove truth is stranger than fiction! These stories cover lies, murder, theft, sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll. You’ll meet experts from the top intelligence agencies including FBI, CIA, MI5, MI6 (SIS), KGB, GRU, Mossad and many others. You’ll discover characters who spied because of money, ideology, coercion or just plain old ego. And, if you’d like to dig deeper into the world of secrets, and test your own secret intelligence skills, head over to spyscape.com for articles, games, experiences, puzzles and videos.

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A Cup & Nuzzle production. Series producers: Gemma Newby, Joe Foley. Music: Nick Ryan.

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Latest Episodes:

The CIA Book Club | CIA Oct 20, 2026

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Journalist Charlie English is the author of The CIA Book Club - the story of how a courageous group of underground printers and publishers broke the iron grip of censorship on Cold War Poland.

In this episode of True Spies, Charlie is your guide to the life of Mirosław Chojecki - folk hero, man of letters, and CIA asset.

From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Joe Foley.

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Brief Histories: Dark Arts - Assassination Oct 15, 2026

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In the third season of Brief Histories, True Spies producer Joe Foley is your guide to the fringes of spycraft's secret world.

In this Brief History of Assassination, we'll uncover the world's oldest whodunnit, meet the real Order of Assassins, and discover high and low-tech approaches to the darkest art of all.

From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets and skills. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley.

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True Spies Classic: The Josephine Baker Effect | Deuxieme Bureau Oct 13, 2026

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In this classic episode of True Spies, Sophia Di Martino and author Damian Lewis tell the story of triple-threat superstar Josephine Baker, who weaponized her unstoppable charisma in the service of the French resistance during WW2.

Armed only with charm and a fierce passion for freedom, Josephine goes up against Hitler's Gestapo in a crucial mission to smuggle secret intelligence out of Occupied France.

From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producers: Gemma Newby, Joe Foley. Produced by Justin Trefgarne. Music by Nick Ryan.

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True Spies Debrief: Ayman Oghanna on Mental Health, China, And The Spy Next Door Oct 06, 2026

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Content Warning: This episode contains references to violence and contains an extended discussion around mental health.

Journalist Ayman Oghanna has reported from the heart of some of the worlds' deadliest conflicts. He's also fought his own battles with bipolar disorder. It's a condition that can cause debilitating delusions - and one of Ayman's was that he was being surveilled by spies. But when he learned that a real spy had been living in his Athens apartment block, he knew he had to find out more.

Based on his original reporting for The Economists' Weekend Intelligence podcast, Ayman lets True Spies producer Eleanor Sly in to a world of warzones, Chinese espionage, and secret lives conducted in the most ordinary places.

From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Eleanor Sly.

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Stealing Hitler's Rocket | WW2 Sep 29, 2026

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A deadly new weapon threatens to change the course of World War Two - a sub-orbital missile, years ahead of its time. It's called the V2 Rocket, and it's Adolf Hitler's best hope for revenge on his enemies. But a brave network of Polish resistance operatives have made it their mission to stop the supersonic threat in its tracks.

Author and journalist Guy Walters is your guide to a story of courage, sacrifice and subterfuge.

From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Frank Palmer. Music by Nick Ryan.

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True Spies Classic: Undercover With The Nipsters | Investigation Sep 22, 2026

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Writer and researcher Julia Ebner makes a living out of infiltrating extremist groups. In the divided political landscape of the 21st century, some of those groups are making a play for the mainstream.

In this classic True Spies episode from 2022, Vanessa Kirby follows Julia as she goes undercover with Generation Identity - a European far-right organisation putting a millennial gloss on old and dangerous ideas. Meet the Nazi Hipsters - Nipsters, for short

From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Gemma Newby, Joe Foley. Produced by Morgan Childs. Music by Nick Ryan.

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True Spies Debrief: Julia Ebner on Radicalization, the Internet and Linguistic Analysis Sep 15, 2026

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The fantastic Julia Ebner, researcher and author, returns to the True Spies Debrief to discuss with host Morgan Childs her latest findings - how proper analysis of the online language of radicalized individuals can help predict violent terrorism before it happens.

From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Morgan Childs.

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Killing Lumumba | CIA Sep 08, 2026

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How did the coronation of a newly independent African nation, and it's democratically elected leader, Patrice Lumumba, turn into one of the hottest flash points of the early Cold War? Author and journalist Stuart A. Reid takes us back to the 1960s, and Congo's nascent position on the international stage. Mixed up in the complex swathes of post-Colonialism and Cold War politics, hear the still pertinent story of 'The Congo Crisis' and the murky characters who played their hands within it. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Louise Sinnerton. Music by Nick Ryan.

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True Spies Classic: The Klaus Fuchs Effect | WW2 Sep 01, 2026

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As a World War rages, humanity stands on the precipice of a new era in warfare. The atomic age is dawning - and Earth's great powers are determined to secure their place in it.

In this classic episode of True Spies, Sophia Di Martino tells the story of the scientist who helped Soviet Russia build the bomb - Klaus Fuchs. Our guide is Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics at Oxford University, Frank Close.

From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producers: Gemma Newby, Joe Foley. Produced by Hannah Dean. Music by Nick Ryan.

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True Spies Debrief: Jim Chiles on Project Doorstop Aug 25, 2026

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Author and journalist James R. Chiles joins Morgan Childs to discuss the half-forgotten history of Project Doorstop - the US Government's Cold War strategy against nuclear arms smuggling.

From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Morgan Childs.

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