Spy Cities

Join us and our guest Dr Patrick Bury, counter terrorism specialist and former soldier, as we explore the fair city and examine how Collins built his legendary intelligence operation under the noses of the British during the Irish War of Independence.For further background on this and all episodes of Spy Cities please check out https://www.spycities.com/EpisodesWe’d love to hear your feedback. Please drop us a message - coded or not - to Control@spycities.com’This has been a Chatterbox Audio Production https://chatterboxaudio.com/

Geneva: The Early Days of Spy Fiction. Somerset Maugham, the 20th century British writer, drew on his First World War experiences as a British agent in Geneva when he created one of the early heroes of espionage fiction - Ashenden. We travel in his footsteps in the company of a former British intelligence officer.For further background on this and all episodes of Spy Cities please check out https://www.spycities.com/EpisodesWe’d love to hear your feedback. Please drop us a message - coded or not - to Control@spycities.com’This has been a Chatterbox Audio Production https://chatterboxaudio.com/

We caught up with hosts Angus and Hove after they'd visited a dead drop location during the season break. They produced a sheet of questions from our listeners and here we gain some fascinating insights into their favourite drinks, hotels and places that we've visited throughout season one of Spy Cities.For further background on this and all episodes of Spy Cities please check out https://www.spycities.com/EpisodesWe’d love to hear your feedback. Please drop us a message - coded or not - to Control@spycities.com’This has been a Chatterbox Audio Production https://chatterboxaudio.com/

PRAGUE: CARLOS THE JACKAL AND THE COLD WAR SECRET POLICEIn Cold War Prague, capital of communist Czechoslovakia, sanctuary was offered to Carlos the Jackal and a group of unstable Palestinian militants. The Czechoslovak secret police lived to regret it. Dr Daniela Richterova, author of the groundbreaking Watching the Jackals, guides us through this extraordinary Cold War espionage story, set against the beautiful medieval streets of Prague.For further background on this and all episodes of Spy Cities please check out https://www.spycities.com/EpisodesWe’d love to hear your feedback. Please drop us a message - coded or not - to Control@spycities.com’This has been a Chatterbox Audio Production https://chatterboxaudio.com/

SHANGHAI: SPIES, SORGE AND THE PRE-REVOLUTIONARY UNDERWORLDStep back into the espionage underworld of 1920s and 30s Shanghai, one of the most dangerous and lawless cities on earth. Our guide is Mark Logan, former British Member of Parliament, Shanghai-based diplomat and fluent Mandarin speaker. We track down the spies who worked this treacherous ground: future premier Zhou Enlai, Soviet master agent Richard Sorge, a young Wallis Simpson, and Ursula Kuczynski (Agent Sonya). This is the spy history that shaped modern China.For further background on this and all episodes of Spy Cities please check out https://www.spycities.com/EpisodesWe’d love to hear your feedback. Please drop us a message - coded or not - to Control@spycities.com’This has been a Chatterbox Audio Production https://chatterboxaudio.com/