Spies

Tapping into his own New Zealand army career in Military Intelligence, and with the help of handy sources in the service, Darin Dance has written a spy novel set in Wellington. Whiskey Lima Golf sees… Audio

On At the Movies, Dan Slevin reviews three new releases that are all adapted from books: the romantic drama Where the Crawdads Sing set in 1950s North Carolina; Netflix's biggest budget blockbuster… Audio

The Gray Man is Netflix's biggest budget feature film ever and is a globetrotting spy action comedy starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans. Reviewed by Dan Slevin. Video, Audio

Music reviewer Kirsten Zemke ponders what musical elements make a song feel like a spy track. She'll play a few that'll be familiar to many listeners and talk about what made them so iconic. Kirsten… Audio

Five years ago the world's media was abuzz with allegations about incoming president Donald Trump and some - pretty salacious - details of what he'd got up to while in Russia. The so-called Trump… Audio

British thriller writer Adam Hamdy's new novel Red Wolves has seen the writer go deep behind the scenes in the name of research. He joins the show to discuss Red Wolves and how his own life… Audio

When the Berlin Wall came down how did over 100,000 Stasi officers manage to disappear? In his book The Grey Men, former FBI agent Ralph Hope investigates what happened to the former East Berlin… Audio

We talk to local musician Anthonie Tonnon about creating the music for RNZ's new spy podcast The Service. Audio

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

The Five Eyes is an intelligence alliance with roots that go all the way back to World War II. It’s a tight club – but just what does membership demand of us?  Audio

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

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

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

Jonna Mendez is the former CIA Chief of Disguise. She once fooled the President of the United States with a mask so realistic, he had no idea who she was. Audio

Known as the "limping lady", Virginia Hall became one of the most feared spies during World War II.  Audio, Gallery

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has come under fire for not taking action against Russian diplomats, while Winston Peters has revealed there is Russian intelligence activity in New Zealand. Video, Audio