48. The Leak That Changed The World: Death of Privacy (Ep 6)
Tue, 20 May 2025
Do we have any privacy in the modern era? Why did Snowden do the things he did? Was he successful? A...
47. The Leak That Changed The World: Spying on the World (Ep 5)
Sun, 18 May 2025
Stories continue to flood out of the Snowden leaks and it's not just American doing the spying. How ...
46. The Leak That Changed The World: Snowden On The Run (Ep 4)
Tue, 13 May 2025
The world has met Edward Snowden and now he fears repercussions. How will he escape Hong Kong? Where...
45. The Leak That Changed The World: America Exposed (Ep 3)
Mon, 12 May 2025
With Snowden now in possession of 1,500,000 secret American files, how can he get them in the public...
44. The Leak That Changed The World: Stealing State Secrets (Ep 2)
Tue, 06 May 2025
Edward Snowden has decided he is going to leak some of America's biggest secrets, but first he needs...
43. The Leak That Changed The World: Snowden Hacks the System (Ep 1)
Sun, 04 May 2025
Who was Edward Snowden? Was he an ideologue or a disgruntled employee? And what led him to orchestra...
42. Putin’s Minions: The Master in Moscow (Ep 2)
Tue, 29 Apr 2025
The game is afoot, and the stakes are higher than ever. Who was the real villain in the Minions spy ...
41. Putin’s Minions: How Russia Spies (Ep 1)
Sun, 27 Apr 2025
What do a fading seaside hotel, a self-proclaimed Q, and an eyelash champion have in common? They're...
40. Iran vs Israel: Mossad Assassinates Iranian Mastermind (Ep 2)
Tue, 22 Apr 2025
The future of warfare is already here, and it's more terrifying than we imagined. How did Israel dep...
39. Iran vs Israel: Inside the Shadow War (Ep 1)
Sun, 20 Apr 2025
How do Israeli and Iranian intelligence fight each other? Who's the man behind the Iranian nuclear p...
Introducing... Legacy
Thu, 17 Apr 2025
Legacy, hosted by historian Peter Frankopan and broadcaster Afua Hirsch, delves into the lives of s...
38. CIA Mind Control: America’s Secret Cartel (Ep 4)
Tue, 15 Apr 2025
How did Cold War paranoia fuel the CIA's mind control experiments? What did popular films like The M...
37. CIA Mind Control: Sex, Drugs, and Mysterious Deaths (Ep 3)
Sun, 13 Apr 2025
From LSD-fuelled hallucinations to medically-induced comas, the CIA explored every avenue in their s...
36. CIA Mind Control: Fighting Communism with LSD (Ep 2)
Tue, 08 Apr 2025
Who was the eccentric chemist at the heart of the CIA's most controversial experiments? What happene...
35. CIA Mind Control: The Origin of MK Ultra (Ep 1)
Sun, 06 Apr 2025
What if the government knew how to control your mind? Could a secret program unlock the secrets of t...
34. Putin's War: The Battle for Kyiv (Ep 4)
Tue, 01 Apr 2025
What did the West know about Russia’s invasion before it happened? How did Ukraine prepare for a w...
33. Putin’s War: How Russian Intelligence Failed (Ep 3)
Sun, 30 Mar 2025
How did Russia’s invasion of Ukraine go so badly wrong? What crucial mistakes did the Kremlin make...
32. Putin’s War: The CIA Warn Zelensky (Ep 2)
Wed, 26 Mar 2025
How did Ukraine defy the odds against Russia? What role did Western intelligence play in preparing K...
31. Putin’s War: The Secret Plot to Invade Ukraine (Ep 1)
Mon, 24 Mar 2025
How did western intelligence services learn of Putin's plan to invade Ukraine? 2021 is drawing to a...
30. The Spy Who Betrayed Oppenheimer: Showdown with MI5 (Ep 4)
Wed, 19 Mar 2025
What happens when the world’s most valuable spy is finally caught? How did British and American in...
29. The Spy Who Betrayed Oppenheimer: Deception at Los Alamos (Ep 3)
Mon, 17 Mar 2025
How did a Russian spy end up at the heart of the Manhattan Project? What happened when Soviet intell...
28. The Spy Who Betrayed Oppenheimer: The Manhattan Project (Ep 2)
Wed, 12 Mar 2025
What makes a man betray his closest friends? How did a German refugee help Stalin build the bomb? An...
27. The Spy Who Betrayed Oppenheimer: Fighting the Nazis (Ep 1)
Mon, 10 Mar 2025
Who was the Russian spy working under Oppenheimer to build the atomic bomb? Why was it so dangerous ...
26. The Intelligence War: Trump and the End of American Support for Ukraine
Thu, 06 Mar 2025
Donald Trump has paused all intelligence sharing with Ukraine. What does this mean? What intelligenc...
25. Trump vs the CIA: The Halloween Massacre (Ep 2)
Wed, 05 Mar 2025
When the CIA is forced to downsize, who gets cut? What happens to the intelligence left behind? And ...
24. Trump vs the CIA: Purging the Deep State (Ep 1)
Mon, 03 Mar 2025
How do politicians control the CIA? What happens when politics affects the way it is run? And how of...
23. Why Trump Wants Greenland: The Lost Nuclear Bomb (Ep 2)
Wed, 26 Feb 2025
Can nuclear missiles really just disappear? Why is Greenland so important to the security of the Uni...
22. Why Trump Wants Greenland: Secret Bases, The Arctic Circle, and Project Iceworm (Ep 1)
Mon, 24 Feb 2025
Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants Greenland, but why? What is it about this largely barre...
21. Death on the Thames: The Poisoned Umbrella (Ep 2)
Wed, 19 Feb 2025
Was an umbrella too obvious a murder weapon for an assassination in the heart of London? Why were th...
20. Death on the Thames: An Assassin in London (Ep 1)
Mon, 17 Feb 2025
How do you get away with murder in the heart of London? And which weapon would you choose to avoid a...
19. Attack on Greenpeace: Death in the Pacific (Ep 2)
Wed, 12 Feb 2025
Did the French secret service commit an act of state terrorism by sinking a Greenpeace ship? Why did...
18. Attack on Greenpeace: France’s Nuclear Bomb (Ep 1)
Mon, 10 Feb 2025
Why were the French exploding nuclear bombs in the Pacific in the 70s and 80s? How did a spy manage ...
17. Crossing the Iron Curtain: Revenge in Russia (Ep 4)
Wed, 05 Feb 2025
Will Tolkachev fall at the final hurdle and land in the hands of the KGB? How do the CIA go about pr...
16. Crossing the Iron Curtain: Escape From the KGB (Ep 3)
Mon, 03 Feb 2025
How would you disguise a cyanide pill for a CIA spy in Moscow during the Cold War? What risks could ...
The Seventh Floor (Extract)
Sat, 01 Feb 2025
To coincide with the release of David's latest novel, The Seventh Floor, we have the book’s first ...
15. Crossing the Iron Curtain: The Cold War’s Most Valuable Spy (Ep 2)
Wed, 29 Jan 2025
Was it possible to avoid KGB surveillance in Moscow as a CIA agent at the height of the Cold War? Wh...
14. Crossing the Iron Curtain: The CIA’s Mole In Moscow (Ep 1)
Mon, 27 Jan 2025
How did the CIA recruit a Russian asset in Moscow during the height of the Cold War? Why would someo...
13. How China Spies: Trump, TikTok, and Taiwan
Wed, 22 Jan 2025
Is the Chinese state using TikTok to spy on you? Why did President Biden move to shut TikTok down in...
12. The Spy Who Loved Me: A Russian in New York (Ep 2)
Tue, 21 Jan 2025
The net is closing in around Anna Chapman. She is being watched by the FBI as they suspect her of be...
11. The Spy Who Loved Me: Undercover in Londongrad (Ep 1)
Wed, 15 Jan 2025
How did a Russian spy manage to infiltrate the upper echelons of London and New York society? Was An...
10. North Korea’s CIA: The Billion Dollar Heist (Ep 2)
Wed, 08 Jan 2025
What happens when an authoritarian state runs its security services like an organised crime syndicat...
9. North Korea’s CIA: Inside Kim’s Crime Family (Ep 1)
Wed, 01 Jan 2025
How did a group of North Korean cyber criminals manage to pull off the biggest bank heist in history...
8. The Man Who Made MI6
Wed, 25 Dec 2024
The daring, gadget-loving, mischievous founder of MI6. Mansfield Cumming, the first C, was a former ...
7. The Real Godfather: The Assassination that Shook Syria (Ep 2)
Thu, 19 Dec 2024
Did the assassination of Rafic Hariri lay the foundations for the ultimate downfall of the Assad reg...
6. The Real Godfather: Assad’s Syrian Mafia (Ep 1)
Wed, 18 Dec 2024
How did Bashar al-Assad become one of the Middle East’s most feared dictators? What role did Hezbo...
5. CIA vs the Taliban: Bin Laden's Trojan Horse (Ep 2)
Wed, 11 Dec 2024
Mazar i-Sharif has fallen without much of a fight. The Taliban's grip on Afghanistan is looking all ...
4. The Rise and Fall of Assad's Spy State
Tue, 10 Dec 2024
What will western and Syrian spy services be focusing on following the fall of Bashar al-Assad? Is R...
3. CIA vs the Taliban: Behind Enemy Lines (Ep 1)
Wed, 04 Dec 2024
America knew Al-Qaeda were behind the 9/11 attacks before the day was out. They knew they were being...
2. The First CIA Coup: Turmoil in Tehran (Ep 2)
Thu, 28 Nov 2024
The first coup attempt has failed. The Shah has fled to Baghdad. The CIA have told Kermit he can lea...
1. The First CIA Coup: Oil, Iran, and MI6 (Ep 1)
Wed, 27 Nov 2024
Welcome... to the first episode of The Rest Is Classified! It's Iran 1951. Mohammad Mossadegh, fuel...
The Rest is Classified Trailer
Mon, 18 Nov 2024
The Rest Is Classified takes you into the mysterious world of spies and espionage. Hosted by former ...