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These are stories you were never meant to hear. The invisible but vital work of the world’s intelligence services: secret operatives playing to very different rules. The Spy Who, hosted by Indira Varma, Raza Jaffrey and Emilia Fox, takes you deep inside that shadow world to meet spies who risked everything in the national interest – or, sometimes, their own. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of The Spy Who ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.
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The narration is SO good. The dramatization is clean and smooth, the voice acting is phenomenal. Not to mention that both hosts just have mesmerizing voices. The stories are extremely interesting but it’s the writing that takes the cake. Excellent. One of my top 5 favorites. And to head off any complaints about each series being “too short”, that’s how the narrative is kept tight and oh SO engaging. 14/10 FR
This is my newest podcast series and now one of my top picks! So interesting and well presented. I knew some of the stories prior to listening but the research and detail here are amazing. Only listed to season 4 but def going to seasons 1 thru 3 next!
I knew a lot about the SOE, the female agents, and Khan before the podcast. I knew what was coming and it still had me on the edge of my seat. And you had me in a flood of tears at the end. Absolutely “brutaful,” as the saying goes. The Man who saved MI5… GAAAHHHH!!! So interesting and riveting. Going to have to wait to listen to the 007 and bin Laden episodes because I CAN NOT be disturbed with other conversations while listening. So engrossing. The History is handled well, the narrators are two of my favorite actors, and it’s just one of the finest podcasts I’ve ever listened to.
I have been listening to this podcast since the beginning but especially liked Season 3 and Noor Khan. Since she had grown up in Paris and spoke the “native” form of French (as opposed to Canadian/Quebec), she could have easily “fit in.” I especially liked her background (a “pacifist” and taught to not lie); she was such an amazing person—I would have enjoyed meeting her personally. Thanks so very, very much for telling us (me!) her story and the fact that she was so brave, even to the bitter end. I (from across “the pond”) had visited Dachau in the winter in late 1973 on a dreary day; I would have loved to have known about Noor and her “sacrifice” at that time! A true hero for me.
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