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True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Veteran journalist Tim Tate tells the story of Peter Wright, the crusading MI5 whistleblower who humiliated the Thatcher government in the 1980s. As the British security services' chief scientific officer, Peter employed unsavory tactics to root out Soviet spies - but a dramatic change of heart would come to define his controversial legacy. From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Morgan Childs.

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0:00.0	The world of Citadel expands with three series, three stories.
0:07.2	Executive produced by the Russo Brothers, Citadel Season 1, Citadel Diana, and Citadel Honey Bunny,
0:15.9	dive into the secret world of rival spy agencies.
0:20.5	Citadel, a secret spy organization that's loyal to no nation,
0:24.6	is side-swiped by the existence of Manticore,
0:28.6	a rival spy entity set up by the very rich and powerful.
0:32.6	Citadel Diana from Italy and Citadel Honey Bunny from India,
0:38.3	each give a unique insight into the secret war between Citadel and Mantecore.
0:43.3	Each unique series weaves a web of espionage, family and deception,
0:50.3	leaving you wondering who you can trust.
1:00.1	All three standalone series are available now, only on Prime Video.
1:11.2	This is True Spies, the podcast that takes you deep inside the greatest secret missions of all time.
1:18.3	Week by week, you'll hear the true stories behind the operations that have shaped the world we live in.
1:22.1	You'll meet the people who live life undercover.
1:24.0	What do they know?
1:25.7	What are their skills?
1:28.8	And what would you do in their position?
1:35.3	I'm Rihanna Needs, and this is True Spies from Spyscape Studios.
1:48.1	Peter Wright had become an unlikely whistleblower and said, no, actually, it's not a good idea for spies like me to do all our work in secret without any scrutiny. We need to have public disclosure of what we've been up to. And the British
1:55.4	government said, oh my God, absolutely not.
2:03.0	To Catch a Spy.
2:13.4	Just before New Year's Eve, 2023, the release of a set of newly declassified files whipped the British press into a frenzy.
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