Spymasters: The Great Spy Writers
Spymasters: The Great Spy Writers
TV ShowReturning Series

Spymasters: The Great Spy Writers

2026
1 season
4 episodes

Explores the lives, works, and secrets of some of the most brilliant spy authors in literature

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  • ‎Kipling To Graham Greene

    1.‎Kipling To Graham Greene

    31-03-202645m

    The world of spies and spymasters is explored, featuring authors from Rudyard Kipling to John Buchan and clips from 'The Ipcress File'.

  • ‎Alistair Maclean To John le Carré

    2.‎Alistair Maclean To John le Carré

    07-04-202645m

    Cold War storytelling comes alive with Forsyth, MacLean and le Carré, with iconic scenes from 'The Third Man' and more.

  • ‎Ian Fleming To James Bond

    3.‎Ian Fleming To James Bond

    14-04-202645m

    Ian Fleming's remarkable life, James Bond's effect on literature and film and Bond's influence on actual intelligence.

  • ‎Len Deighton To Mick Herron

    4.‎Len Deighton To Mick Herron

    21-04-202645m

    A look at recent intelligence history, from the defection of Oleg Gordievsky to the killing of Osama bin Laden.

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