Dec 21, 2020
Jason King returns to the Spybrary Podcast for his annual Christmas address to share his favourite spy books of 2020 as well as what he is looking forward to in 2021. This is the most requested feature of Spybrary, requested by spouses, friends, and relatives who purchase Christmas presents for loved ones based on the...
Dec 16, 2020
Jeff Quest (Spywrite) chats with the author of Paranoid Visions, Joseph Oldham. Paranoid Visions explores the history of the spy and conspiracy genres on British television, from 1960s Cold War series through 1980s conspiracy dramas to contemporary ‘war on terror’ thrillers. It analyses classic dramas including...
Dec 14, 2020
Tonight we report the sad news that John le Carre has passed
away. Jeff Quest of Spywrite recorded
this episode in 2019 looking at the life of John le Carre. Spybrary
host Shane Whaley announces a special upcoming episode of Spybrary
where he will broadcast your tributes to John le Carre.
Record your tributes to John...
Dec 2, 2020
'An espionage thriller from the golden age of such
outings.' Today we decode a brush pass transmission sent in
by Spybrary listener Andy Onyx. Andy gives us his brush pass spy
movie review of The Internecine Project.
'According to the dictionary, internecine means destructive to both
sides in a conflict. So let's just...
Nov 21, 2020
We are joined today by spy author C P Bennison, author of Parallel Shadows which reveals how, in 1930s London, two young secretaries became spies for opposing sides. Against the backdrop of the Second World War, and subsequently the Cold War, the novel fictionalizes the true stories of Olga Grey, who became an...