The Other Half: The History of Women Through the Ages

Deemed "not overburdened with brains" and morally opposed to lying, Noor Inayat Khan was the last person you'd send into Nazi-occupied France.Come to the Intelligent Speech Conference. Use the code OTHER to get 10% off!Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook

She survived blizzards, the Gestapo and firing squads, but can Britain's first female World War II spy survive the peace?Support the show on PatreonFollow us on FacebookCome to the Intelligent Speech Conference. Use the code OTHER to get 10% off!

Christine Granville parachutes into occupied France, trading shadows for the front lines, and risks everything on a daring bluff when all hope seems lost.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on FacebookCome to the Intelligent Speech Conference. Use the code OTHER to get 10% off!

Christine trades the frozen peaks of Eastern Europe for the dusty intrigue of Cairo - where her biggest enemy wasn't the Nazis, but her own side.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on FacebookCome to the Intelligent Speech Conference. Use the code OTHER to get 10% off!

In the coldest winter in living memory, a glamorous Polish countess trades high society for high-altitude espionage, skiing into occupied territory to become Britain's first female special agent of the Second World War.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook

Finishing up our series of episodes on First World War female espionage, we look at 3 spies from Belgium, Germany and France: Marthe Cnockeart McKenna, Elsbeth Schragmuller and Louise de Bettignies.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook

After weeks of relentless interrogation and Mata Hari faces a military tribunal and a trial for her life.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook

Mata Hari makes a desperate gamble to set up a future for herself—only to discover her own handler, Captain Ladoux, has set the most devastating trap of all.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook

Mata Hari captivates audiences with her exotic dance that fuses sensuality and spirituality. But as her fame rises, the shadows of her past and the looming spectre of World War I threaten to ensnare her in a perilous web of intrigue and betrayal.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook