Spybrary Spy Podcast

From Modesty Blaise to Mick Herron on Dead Drop 5

Today we launch a new series for Spybrary, it is called DEAD DROP 5. Today’s guest is deep under cover, behind the wall embedded in Communist East Berlin, he has asked his SIS handler to leave him 5 of his favorite spy books in their dead drop location in the Friedrichshain park. David Craggs has been reading spy books for over 50 years, he is a frequent contributor to the excellent Literary007.com and today he is going to share with us which books he wants deposited in his DEAD DROP 5 and why! ...

22: So what exactly is The Prisoner all about?

We talk all about the British Cult Classic TV show 'The Prisoner' starting Patrick McGoohan on today's Spybrary Spy Podcast You are a number, but it is not Number 6, you are number 22 as this is the number of this weeks Spybrary Podcast episode. Today we are going to do something a little different. As regular listeners know the reason I cannot put out a weekly show is that I insist on reading the book of a guest before we chat. I think it makes for a much better conversation, after all this is ...

21: The Bureau Review with Jeremy Duns

20: Go Into the Shadows with Michael Brady

Into the Shadows – The Fever with Michael Brady Lt Col Michael Brady was an intelligence officer for over 20 years. Find out more about his first spy novel ‘ Into the Shadows ‘ on the Spybrary Podcast with Host Shane Whaley . This is the story of Michael Brennan, a career CIA non-official cover (NOC) intelligence officer and his quest to identify and disrupt a plot crafted by the Islamic State terror group. After Michael travels to Israel and meets with Israeli intelligence, he partners with Eli...

Running Blind – Desmond Bagley Review

Legacy of Spies -John Le Carre

An Evening with John Le Carre -Field Report

Barry Lancet and The Spy Across The Table

Author Barry Lancet reveals how an approach by a Soviet spy to recruit him inspired his 4th Jim Brodie book The Spy Across The Table published by Simon and Schuster.

Mike Ripley author of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Collecting Spy Books – Jeff’s secrets declassified!

Goodbye To An Old Friend - Brian Freemantle

Goodbye to an Old Friend 'Brush Pass' Review Goodbye to an Old Friend is the first novel written by Charlie Muffin creator Brian Freemantle. He wrote this book on his daily commute to and from work. Spybrary Host Shane Whaley is a huge fan of Charlie Muffin so he decided to give Freemantle's debut spy novel a go. This is the first 'Brush Pass' episode on Spybrary. The aim of this format is to share our thoughts on a spy book or movie straight after finishing the last page of the novel or just af...

Becoming Bond – The George Lazenby Story

Jeremy Duns -Spy Reader Meet Spy Author

Charlie Muffin by Brian Freemantle – Spybrary Round Table

Summer of Spies with the Telegraph’s Jake Kerridge

Spywrite’s Jeff Quest talks about his favorite Spy books

Ian Fleming and the Books of Bond

George Smiley and Call for the Dead

Roger Moore Remembered 'For Your Ears Only' -Special Episode

Roger Moore Remembered 'For Your Ears Only' -Special Episode Sir Roger Moore, actor, UNICEF Ambassador, author and father passed away this week. This is the episode of Spybrary we never wanted to record. Spybrary host Shane Whaley and author Jeffrey Westhoff, two guys from opposite sides of the Atlantic who ruined many a school photo with their 'Roger Moore' eyebrow impressions fondly talk about why they are massive fans of Sir Roger Moore's work. (That lucky Jeffrey even got to interview Sir Ro...

The Spy Who was Left in the Cold - Jack Barsky part 2

Jack Barsky, the ex KGB undercover spy continues to share with us his story of life as a Russian Spy in the USA with Spy Podcast Spybrary Listen to Part 2 of our interview and learn: Which national figure did the KGB want Barksy to get close to and spy on? How did Jack Barsky cope with the loneliness of being a spy? Was Barsky afraid of getting caught? How did he communicate with Moscow Center? Why did the KGB put him on a Concorde? What instructions did the KGB give Barksy if he was ever caught...

Jack Barsky, ex KGB undercover agent talks about his life as a spy! (Part 1)

Talking spy fiction with Author Jeffrey Westhoff

On this weeks Spybrary, author Jeffrey Westhoff talks to host Shane Whaley about his spy book 'The Boy Who Knew Too Much' and shares with us his thoughts on the spy genre and how he interviewed 5 of the actors who played James Bond 007

All about Len Deighton with Deighton Dossier’s Rob Mallows