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Writer and journalist Antonia Senior interviews all the best writers on espionage. Each episode will bring you fascinating stories on spies, covert action and more - delving in to fact and fiction, past and present.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWriter and journalist Antonia Senior interviews all the best writers on espionage. Each episode will bring you fascinating stories on spies, covert action and more - delving in to fact and fiction, past and present.
SpyMasters is hosted by Antonia Senior. The show has published 65 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "No. 1 St James Court Alan Judd" (17 September 2026, 49 minutes), "THE BRITISH AGENT by SIMON CONWAY" (4 September 2026, 77 minutes), and "ICARUS 17 by Charles Cumming" (20 August 2026, 52 minutes).
SpyMasters publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 57 minutes across 65 episodes.
Booking probability for SpyMasters is 41%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. SpyMasters requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. SpyMasters's contact route on record: verified email.
Antonia Senior hosts SpyMasters, a history podcast with 65 episodes published.
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<p>Alan Judd talks to SpyMasters about his new spy thriller No. 1 St James Park, John le Carré, W Somerset Maugham, Mansfield Cumming, Christopher Marlowe, Jane Archer and women spies of WWI.</p> <p>No. 1 St James Park...
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<p>Simon Conway talks to SpyMasters about The British Agent, Afghanistan, conspiracy, Chuff, bomb disposal, US politics...</p> <p><br></p> <p>THE BRITISH AGENT: A SPY ALONE. AN ENEMY WITHIN.</p> <p>A veteran American...
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<p>Charles Cumming talks to Paul Burke about his new novel Icarus 17, latest in the Box 88 series, The Day of the Jackal, A Spy by Nature, Thomas Kell, Geopolitics in the novel, post-Cold War spy fiction dip, touring...
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<p>Johan Wennström talks to Paul Burke about The Stay Behinds: Sweden's Cold War Guardians.</p> <p>The Stay Behinds: Packed with first-hand accounts and previously classified government documents, this book reveals the...
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<p>Former FBI Director JAMES COMEY talks to Paul Burke about his novel RED VERDICT, The FBI, being a socially adept introvert, Russian operations in America, the inspiration for Nora and Benny and The Kansas City...
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<p>Andrew Rosenheim talks about his contemporary spy thriller The Interpreter's Secret, AI in publishing, kindle, literary games on the page, cat and mouse chases.</p> <p>The Interpreter's Secret: in Stockholm for a G20...
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<p>Daria Santini talks to Spymasters about her biography of Edith Tudor Hart, A Woman Called Edith, the Cambridge Five, Arnold Deutsch, photography, working class lives, communism and spying.</p> <p><br><br>Edith Tudor...
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<p>Michael Idov talks to Spymasters about his new novel THE CORMORANT HUNT, screenwriting, The Collaborators, Doug Lyman, geopolitics and the spy novel and walking back the cat.</p> <p><br></p> <p>THE CORMORANT HUNT...
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<p>Piers Blofeld talks to Spymasters about his new book on Anthony Blunt, MASTER OF LIES, the greatest traitor, working for Churchill and Stalin, Operation Market Garden, a not-confession confession, enjoying the...
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<p>STALIN'S APOSTLES: The Cambridge Five and the making of the Soviet Empire, Part 2. From MacLean and Burgess' defection to today, research, new sources, </p> <p>The Cambridge Five are surrounded by myth. It was time...
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<p>The Cambridge Five are surrounded by myth. It was time for a new sober and revealing history of the most deadly spy ring ever. Paul Burke talks to Antonia Senior about her new thrilling account of Burgess, Maclean...
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<p>Adrian Munsey, director/writer of Spymasters a new documentary series for Sky Arts talks to Paul Burke about the intersection between history and its representation in film and fiction. The documentary features...
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<p>What if one of the founders of the English novel was also a spy?</p> <p>In this episode of Spymasters, host Paul Burke speaks with historian Marc Mierowski about the extraordinary secret career of Daniel Defoe.</p>...
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<p>Former British intelligence officer (writing under a pseudonym), James Wolff, joins Antonia Senior for a smart, funny, unflinching conversation about his daring new novel Spies and Other Gods — a spy story told in a...
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<p><br></p> <p>In this episode of Spymasters, Antonia Senior sits down with acclaimed author Alex Preston to discuss his gripping new novel A Stranger in Corfu — a dark, atmospheric story that blends the glamour of the...
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<p>Former CIA analyst and bestselling spy novelist David McCloskey returns to Spymasters to talk to Antonia Senior about his new thriller The Persian — a razor-sharp spy story set inside the Israel–Iran shadow war.</p>...
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<p>What happens when a secret police force writes its own novels?</p> <p>In this episode of Spymasters, Antonia Senior is joined by academic and KGB expert Filip Kovacevic to explore the hidden world of Soviet spy...
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<p><br></p> <p>This special crossover episode brings together espionage and crime fans for a fast-paced round-table on our Books of the Year 2025.</p> <p>Antonia Senior (Spymasters) is joined by:</p> <p>Paul Burke –...
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<p>Former diplomat and political insider Sam Guthrie joins Antonia Senior to talk about Chinese espionage, industrial spying and his debut Hong Kong–set thriller, The Peak. Blending politics, business and spycraft, the...
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<p>In this lively literary conversation, Antonia Senior and Paul Burke explore the fascinating world of spy and crime fiction — from the golden age of classic espionage novels to the digital dilemmas of modern spy...
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