Tag: Spies VideoAphra Behn: Memoirs of a Shee SpyMonday 10 May 2021Best-known as the first professional female writer in England, Aphra Behn was a trailblazing...On the RecordSmugglers, spies & dragon slayersThursday 12 November 2020A British spy named Pearl jumps from a plane under cover of night. A...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...AudioSecurity Service file release October 2015: DiscussionFriday 23 October 2015Stephen Twigge head of modern collections at The National Archives in conversation with Professor...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...AudioA system of spies and informers: intelligence gathering in the period 1780-1830Friday 19 April 2013The years 1780 to 1830 were a tumultuous time in British history with parliamentary...AudioWriter of the month: Hunting for spies in The National ArchivesTuesday 15 January 2013In our first Writer of the Month talk, Times journalist Ben Macintyre discusses his... 1 2 »