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Spycraft

Spycraft
★ 6.9/10•2021•35m•18•Documentary•War & Politics
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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.

Maria Berry · Director

Jan Spindler · Director

Marek Bures · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime35m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 20, 2021

Episodes

Episode 1 - High-Tech Surveillance and an Eye in the SkyE129m

High-Tech Surveillance and an Eye in the Sky

In the spy game, if you can listen, you can learn, and gaining that crucial ability to eavesdrop has required some deeply creative ingenuity.

Jan 20, 2021

Episode 2 - Deadly PoisonsE231m

Deadly Poisons

For some covert missions, the goal is not information, but assassination, and lethal toxins have been deployed by spy agencies to kill perceived foes.

Jan 20, 2021

Episode 3 - SexspionageE333m

Sexspionage

As long as there has been espionage, sex and the promise of it have been powerful tools of persuasion and blackmail — practices that continue today.

Jan 20, 2021

Episode 4 - Clandestine CollectionE436m

Clandestine Collection

Methods for covertly capturing sensitive data have grown infinitely more advanced as the devices used to do so have become exponentially smaller.

Jan 20, 2021

Episode 5 - Covert CommunicationE533m

Covert Communication

From old-school "dead drops" to high-tech digital transfers: Learn how intelligence officers actually acquire the information collected by sources.

Jan 20, 2021

Episode 6 - Special Ops and the SaboteurE630m

Special Ops and the Saboteur

Special 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.

Jan 20, 2021

Episode 7 - The Code BreakersE736m

The Code Breakers

Encryption is a key tool for keeping valuable information secret — but some ingenious minds have managed to crack seemingly impenetrable codes.

Jan 20, 2021

Episode 8 - Recruiting the Perfect SpyE838m

Recruiting the Perfect Spy

What leads someone to spy against their own nation? Motivations vary but tend to fall into one of four categories, as notorious cases demonstrate.

Jan 20, 2021

Actors

Dylan Berry

Narrator (voice)

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