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Series 6

Spy Stories - British Espionage in Fact and Fiction

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Bill Nighy narrates a documentary telling the story of the long and often extraordinary relationship between fact and fiction in the mysterious world of British espionage. The programme charts the evolution of spying through the twentieth century and looks at the parallel development of spy fiction during the same period. Contributors include Stella Rimington, Daphne Park, David Shayler, John le Carre, Charlie Higson, Bernard Porter, Nick Hiley and Stephen Dorril. Show less

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