Synopsis
The spy game is a serious business, and throughout history, the tools and technologies developed for it have mattered as much as the spies themselves.
Episodes
Season 11
High-Tech Surveillance and an Eye in the SkyIn the spy game, if you can listen, you can learn, and gaining that crucial ability to eavesdrop has required some deeply creative ingenuity.29m2
Deadly PoisonsFor some covert missions, the goal is not information, but assassination, and lethal toxins have been deployed by spy agencies to kill perceived foes.31m3
SexspionageAs long as there has been espionage, sex and the promise of it have been powerful tools of persuasion and blackmail — practices that continue today.33m4
Clandestine CollectionMethods for covertly capturing sensitive data have grown infinitely more advanced as the devices used to do so have become exponentially smaller.36m5
Covert CommunicationFrom old-school "dead drops" to high-tech digital transfers: Learn how intelligence officers actually acquire the information collected by sources.33m6
Special Ops and the SaboteurSpecial ops require the very best people to execute them. But some of the most famous missions in modern history relied on elite technology as well.30m7
The Code BreakersEncryption is a key tool for keeping valuable information secret — but some ingenious minds have managed to crack seemingly impenetrable codes.36m8
Recruiting the Perfect SpyWhat leads someone to spy against their own nation? Motivations vary but tend to fall into one of four categories, as notorious cases demonstrate.38m
High-Tech Surveillance and an Eye in the SkyIn the spy game, if you can listen, you can learn, and gaining that crucial ability to eavesdrop has required some deeply creative ingenuity.29m2Deadly PoisonsFor some covert missions, the goal is not information, but assassination, and lethal toxins have been deployed by spy agencies to kill perceived foes.31m3SexspionageAs long as there has been espionage, sex and the promise of it have been powerful tools of persuasion and blackmail — practices that continue today.33m4Clandestine CollectionMethods for covertly capturing sensitive data have grown infinitely more advanced as the devices used to do so have become exponentially smaller.36m5Covert CommunicationFrom old-school "dead drops" to high-tech digital transfers: Learn how intelligence officers actually acquire the information collected by sources.33m6Special Ops and the SaboteurSpecial ops require the very best people to execute them. But some of the most famous missions in modern history relied on elite technology as well.30m7The Code BreakersEncryption is a key tool for keeping valuable information secret — but some ingenious minds have managed to crack seemingly impenetrable codes.36m8Recruiting the Perfect SpyWhat leads someone to spy against their own nation? Motivations vary but tend to fall into one of four categories, as notorious cases demonstrate.38mCast
