Tag: Espionage On the RecordMI5: Official SecretsThursday 17 April 2025Spy fiction has captivated our imagination for decades, but the truth behind Britain’s security...On the RecordOn the Record: MI5 Official Secrets (trailer)Monday 14 April 2025In our next episode of On the Record, we uncover the fascinating stories behind...AudioTrevor Barnes and Dead DoublesFriday 30 October 2020Trevor Barnes is the author of a new study of one of the Cold...AudioGeorge Orwell, the CIA and Cold War filmFriday 3 January 2020The National Archives’ Cold War season drew to a close in November with a...AudioHow James Bond won the Cold War for BritainTuesday 19 November 2019Charlie Higson, author of the best-selling Young Bond books, discusses the genesis of 007...AudioOn the trail of Klaus Fuchs, atomic spyTuesday 8 October 2019Arguably the most important ‘atomic’ spy of the 20th century, Klaus Fuchs was a...AudioThe scandalous case of John VassallThursday 23 May 2019In 1962, while working as a clerk in the British Embassy in Moscow, homosexual...On the RecordSpies: Double agents and double standardsThursday 16 May 2019The Cambridge Five are perhaps the most infamous spy ring of the 20th century....On the RecordSpies: Lawrence and BellThursday 9 May 2019The exploits of T.E. Lawrence are legendary. Thanks to the famous film ‘Lawrence of...On the RecordSpies: Archetype of a SpyThursday 2 May 2019What do spies actually look like? What do they do? What motivates them to...AudioOn the Record: Spies (trailer)Friday 26 April 2019History is everywhere in popular culture. But the truth is harder to find. A three-part...AudioSpies like us: The secret life of Ernest OldhamFriday 14 March 2014The security service files held at The National Archives in series KV 2 reveal... 1 2 »