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Aired on Aug 21, 2024, 12:00 PM
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Brazilian Network
South-America is home to one of Germany's most effective spy-networks. In Operation Bolivar, dozens of German operatives transmit information from and to the USA, Brazil, Argentina, and other South and Central American countries, giving the Abwehr and SD access to crucial information on politics, economics, and military business.
Mar 17, 2021
17 min
Sam & Erwin Pt.1
A spy story almost forgotten to history that is key to understanding the espionage campaign that was waged as Hitler, Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill publicly directed the frontlines. Coming together here are the histories of cryptography, Nazi double-agents, and nuclear weapons.
May 4, 2021
22 min
Sam & Erwin Pt.2
All belligerents are working hard to develop a powerful nuclear super-weapon. The Americans wonder how far along the Germans are, and send in their spies.
Jun 8, 2021
25 min
Rote Kapelle
An extensive network of spies and radio operators are gathering intelligence and sending it to Moscow from Western Europe. They are a colourful group of people who go by the name of Die Rote Kapelle, or Red Orchestra.
Jun 30, 2021
24 min
Polish Spy Ring
The Polish played a big part in cracking the Enigma codes. From there, the Polish spy and intelligence operation became even bigger.
Jul 6, 2021
12 min
The Abwehr
The Abwehr was the German military intelligence agency during World War Two. At the same time, it was the home of some high-ranking anti-nazi resistance members.
Jul 20, 2021
24 min
Spying in Action
Astrid talks about spying all the time, but what was it actually like for people on the ground? We look through the lens of the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) to find out!
Aug 12, 2021
19 min
US Intelligence
World War Two gave birth to a new American Centralised Intelligence Agency: The OSS. Led by "Wild Bill" Donovan, it is the cradle of many outrageous plans, spy stories, and gadgets.
Sep 8, 2021
17 min
Soviet Intelligence
The Soviet Union is built on distrust and paranoia, giving birth to a system of intelligence and a huge spy network ran by agencies such as the GRU and NKVD. But what good is all that information if you don't believe it?
Oct 9, 2021
17 min
Operation Torch
To smooth the way for the Allied invasion off French North Africa, Operation Torch, a massive spy operation is set up in 1941 and 42.
Nov 13, 2021
15 min
Japanense Spying
Japanese spy rings were somewhat successful up until December 1941, but after Pearl Harbor, Japanese intelligence remains only a shell of its former self.
Dec 7, 2021
16 min
Chinese Espionage
During World War Two, china was ripped up by many different warring parties, all of which were also playing spy games with crosses, double-crosses and triple-crosses.
Jan 5, 2022
16 min
MI6 Operations
Britain's MI6 is caught off guard when war breaks out. As the Germans advance across Western Europe MI6's networks collapse, and Britain becomes almost blind. MI6 have their secret weapons at Bletchley Park but they now face a painful struggle to rebuild their eyes in Europe.
Feb 9, 2022
19 min
Swiss Spy War
As a neutral country surrounded by occupied and axis countries, Switzerland was a major spy hub during World War Two. Surrounded by the Swiss Alps, the Axis and Allies fought a paralel spy war to get the upper hand.
Mar 8, 2022
16 min
MI6 & SOE
We've seen it time and time again in this war. Supposed Allies arguing with each other instead of fighting the enemy. But when SOE and MI6 begin vying for leadership of Britain's secret war, it's more than cross words. Now there are lives at stake.
Apr 28, 2022
21 min
Operation Mincemeat
We've encountered plenty of different secret agents. Men, women, Allied, Axis, Partisans. They all fight for different reasons: patriotism, vengeance, or cold hard cash. But they've all had one thing in common. They've been alive. We've never had a dead secret agent. Yet...
May 11, 2022
24 min
Operation Vengeance
We've already seen the power of signals intelligence. Churchill loves being fed information from MI6's Ultra. Now it brings a vengeance for his American allies. They manage to bag the scourge of Pearl Harbor, C-in-C of the Imperial Japanese Navy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.
May 24, 2022
23 min
Istanbul: City of Spies
Neutral Turkey appears to be an island of peace in a sea of war. But if you look a little closer though and there's another story. Assassins ply their deadly trade. Spies slip in and out of occupied Europe. The Allies and Axis battle for influence. The secret war is in full swing.
Jun 14, 2022
23 min
Mincemeat Pt.2
Glyndwr Michael, the dead secret agent, has deposited his deceptive letters in Spain. Now the next phase of Operation Mincemeat begins. If Charles Cholmondely of MI5 and Ewen Montagu of Naval Intelligence have done their job right, the letters should make their way into Hitler's hands.
Jul 5, 2022
25 min
The Cambridge Five
Being allies does little to discourage Moscow from recruiting double agents in the British establishment. The most famous of them all, Kim Philby and the Cambridge Five, penetrate deep into MI5, MI6, and Bletchley Park. With friends like the NKVD, who needs enemies?
Jul 28, 2022
22 min
Spy War in France
The typical image of the French Resistance is of a man, beret at an angle, cigarette hanging from his bottom lip, captured MP40 across his chest. But one of the most successful resistance leaders is a woman – Marie-Madeline Fourcade. And right now, the Germans have her on the run!
Aug 9, 2022
18 min
Stalin's Spies
The NKVD have wormed their way into British society. Across the pond, America is also teeming with communist spies. They're in the government, military, even OSS, and the FBI. Now they're going for the biggest secret of all – the atomic bomb.
Aug 16, 2022
18 min
Hitler's Secret Army?
They say every masterpiece has its cheap copy. Well, the German Sicherheitsdienst are trying to copy the success of the Soviet Partisans. With Walter Schellenberg, Heinrich Himmler, and Reinhard Heydrich in charge, you know it's going to be a bloody affair.
Oct 13, 2022
16 min
The Sweetheart Spy
SOE agents come from all walks of life but very few can claim to be royalty. Few except Noor Inayat Khan. She's been sent as a radio operator to France, arriving right in the middle of a German crackdown on the resistance. Now she is the sole link between London and Paris.
Oct 20, 2022
16 min
