MI6
Kiwi journalist on what really happened to BA Flight 149
A new book by a New Zealand journalist claims the British and US governments tried to cover up the reason why a British Airways flight landed in Kuwait just as Iraqi forces invaded the country in… Audio
Bonus: More Raids Confirmed
More raids. More embassies. More breaking of international law. Ongoing investigations have uncovered other break-ins by New Zealand's SIS to bug and steal from embassies in Wellington, teaming up… Audio
05: The Raid
In the final episode, we close in on the details around the joint MI6/SIS operation targeting the Czechoslovakian Embassy. Finally, someone who was on the raid breaks their silence. But there’s a… Audio
03: A Full Court Press from the KGB
In the mid-1980s, New Zealand's anti-nuclear policy is attracting international attention. With the ANZUS alliance in crisis, the KGB see an opportunity. Audio
02: The Wilderness of Mirrors
New Zealand has Cold War spy stories we know about - and some we don't. Even now, it's hard to get people to talk. The big question is: who do you trust? Audio
01: One Night in Wadestown
On his 10th birthday, John Daniell's Mum tells him she used to work for the SIS. But that's just the start of the secrets… Audio
Spying, mass surveillance, and code names from Monty Python
The UK journalist discusses the extraordinary story of Edward Snowden, and considers the action of spy agencies and their mass surveillance of populations the world over. Harding's interaction with… Audio
Alexander Litvinenko's co-author on UK inquiry
The UK government has announced that a public inquiry will be held into the death of the Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko in 2006. Mr Litvinenko, a former KGB officer who became a British… Audio
Adam Brookes - Thriller writer
Adam Brookes is a former BBC foreign correspondent whose debut thriller novel, Night Heron, has just been published. The jumping-off point for the story is one of Adam's real-life experiences as a… Audio