Spybrary Spy Podcast
Shane WhaleySpybrary is a podcast for fans of spy books, spy tv and spy movies since 2017. We bring you author interviews and reader discussions on our favorite spy books and novels.
Is On Her Majesty's Secret Service Fleming's Best James Bond Novel Yet?
Dec 12, 2024 • 1h 13m
Her Secret Service and The Forgotten Women of British Intelligence
Nov 23, 2024 • 42m
Was Biffy Dunderdale The Real Life Inspiration For 007?
Nov 19, 2024 • 48m
The Riveting Life of a Maverick Scottish Spy - Robert Bruce Lockhart
Nov 4, 2024 • 37m
Spybrary’s Future: Mission On or Fade Into the Cold? Episode 250
Oct 16, 2024 • 17m
Ian Fleming's The Spy Who Loved Me Book Debate- The James Bond Book Club
Sep 30, 2024 • 58m
Gary Oldman on Bringing Jackson Lamb (Slow Horses) to Life
Sep 18, 2024 • 6m
Inside the Iranian Embassy Siege with Ben Macintyre
Sep 10, 2024 • 52m
On Writing Spy Fiction - with Joseph Kanon and Paul Vidich
Aug 19, 2024 • 48m
Field Report: Bond in Motion Review at the International Spy Museum
Jul 30, 2024 • 17m
On His Majesty's Secret Service - Interview with Charlie Higson
May 28, 2024 • 51m
A Very Working Class Spy with Gordon Henderson MP
May 22, 2024 • 26m
Ian Fleming's Thunderball- The James Bond Book Club
Apr 24, 2024 • 59m
Jonna Mendez - A Woman's Life in the CIA Unmasked
Apr 9, 2024 • 51m
Spies, Murder and Justice in Northern Ireland with Henry Hemming
Mar 25, 2024 • 40m
The Spy Game Books with Writer Michael Frost Beckner
Mar 21, 2024 • 53m
Ian Fleming's For Your Eyes Only- The James Bond Book Club
Mar 14, 2024 • 50m
Unpacking Beirut Station with Author Paul Vidich
Mar 7, 2024 • 36m
Ian Fleming The Complete Man with Biographer Nicholas Shakespeare
Feb 29, 2024 • 1h 40m
James Bond After Fleming: The Continuation 007 Novels with Mark Edlitz
Feb 22, 2024 • 46m
The Third Man - Movie Reviewed by Spybrary's Section F (Films) Panel
Feb 8, 2024 • 51m
Dead Drop 5 with Jeff Circle of The Writers Dossier
Jan 30, 2024 • 45m
My Five Best Spy Books with Martin Paul
Nov 29, 2023 • 51m
Tim Shipman in Conversation with David McCloskey, Author of Moscow X
Nov 16, 2023 • 58m
Moscow X by David McCloskey - Spy Book Review!
Oct 28, 2023 • 4m
Liza Mundy - The Secret History of Women at the CIA
Oct 17, 2023 • 52m
The Spy Novels You Can't Miss: Oliver Webb Carter's Top 5 Best Picks
Sep 19, 2023 • 55m
Intel: The Sandbaggers 45th Anniversary Virtual Event
Sep 10, 2023 • 15m
The John le Carré Movie Club - The Deadly Affair
Aug 23, 2023 • 50m
David Callan Books: The Antihero of Espionage - Brush Pass Review
Aug 1, 2023 • 14m
Revealing the 5 Best Spy Books as Recommended by David Clark
Jul 2, 2023 • 1h 11m
The Bucharest Legacy with author William Maz
Jun 9, 2023 • 44m
5 Must-Read Spy Books According to Author Stephen England
May 29, 2023 • 42m
Ian Fleming's Goldfinger- The James Bond Book Club
May 15, 2023 • 1h 14m
'Trainspotting meets Cold War Espionage' with Spy Author Andy Onyx
May 2, 2023 • 42m
The Innocent By Ian McEwan- Brush Pass Review
Mar 2, 2023 • 16m
Conversation with Authors David Brierley and Mike Ripley
Jan 16, 2023 • 1h 3m
A Conversation with Spy Author Adam Brookes
Jan 6, 2023 • 1h 8m
The Best Spy Books of 2022
Dec 27, 2022 • 33m
Spy Rewind - 'James Bond On a Horse' aka The Wild Wild West
Dec 22, 2022 • 1h 0m
Ian Fleming's Dr No- The James Bond Book Club
Dec 16, 2022 • 1h 13m
From Russia With Love Video Game - Brush Pass Review
Dec 11, 2022 • 14m
The John le Carre Movie Club - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Dec 5, 2022 • 1h 31m
Spies Who Changed History with Nigel West
Oct 24, 2022 • 1h 5m
Prisoners of the Castle - Ben MacIntyre talks Colditz with Tim Shipman
Sep 16, 2022 • 50m
Your Face Tomorrow by Javier Marias - Reviewed!
Sep 11, 2022 • 8m
How to recruit agents in the field with former Spy Warren Reed
Sep 4, 2022 • 52m
Dan Fesperman Reveals More About His Cold War Spy Novel - Winter Work
Aug 12, 2022 • 44m
Who Are The Best Spy Authors of All Time?
Aug 10, 2022 • 1h 49m
The Spy Who Changed History - Brush Pass Review
Jul 9, 2022 • 8m
Summer Update from Spybrary
Jul 7, 2022 • 6m
With A Mind To A Kill - A James Bond Novel - Review
Jun 20, 2022 • 9m
Agent in Berlin by Alex Gerlis - Spy Book Review
Jun 9, 2022 • 14m
Otto Penzler on meeting Spy Fiction Authors and Collecting Books
May 12, 2022 • 1h 22m
Ian Fleming's From Russia With Love - James Bond Book Club
Apr 29, 2022 • 1h 21m
All the Old Knives with Olen Steinhauer and Janus Metz
Apr 3, 2022 • 1h 4m
Apple TV's Slow Horses with Gary Oldman Review
Apr 1, 2022 • 1h 6m
To Betray You Must First Belong, Charlotte Philby talks Edith and KIm!
Mar 30, 2022 • 51m
Diamonds Are Forever - The James Bond Book Club is Back!
Mar 26, 2022 • 1h 8m
Spy Game Metal Gear Solid - Brush Pass Review
Mar 19, 2022 • 9m
Red Widow, Interview with Alma Katsu
Feb 27, 2022 • 54m
The Matchmaker A Spy In Berlin with Paul Vidich
Feb 24, 2022 • 1h 0m
The Baron and Enemy of the State - Spy TV review
Feb 22, 2022 • 1h 13m
Damascus Station with David McCloskey
Feb 12, 2022 • 1h 2m
Spooks/MI5 Spy TV Show Review - Spy Rewind (172)
Jan 31, 2022 • 1h 24m
Audible's Most Prolific Narrator Scott Brick Chats with Spybrary Spy Podcast
Jan 16, 2022 • 1h 7m
Best Spy Books of 2021 according to Jason King!
Jan 8, 2022 • 1h 16m
Spy TV Show Review - The Man from U.N.C.L.E with Robert Short
Dec 31, 2021 • 1h 26m
Spy Author Interview - How to Betray Your Country with James Wolff
Dec 17, 2021 • 45m
Spycraft with ex CIA 'gadget guy' and author Robert Wallace
Nov 13, 2021 • 1h 11m
Spy Rewind - Get Smart and the golden age of Spy TV! (163)
Oct 23, 2021 • 1h 17m
Transcription by Kate Atkinson
Oct 20, 2021 • 8m
The return of Dead Drop 5 with author Andy Onyx (161)
Oct 12, 2021 • 58m
The Man Who Was Thursday - Spy Book review (160)
Oct 3, 2021 • 10m
Spy Rewind - Spy TV Show Covert Affairs (159)
Aug 1, 2021 • 1h 16m
The True History of the Women of SOE - Mission France with Dr. Kate Vigurs
Jul 26, 2021 • 1h 1m
Spy Rewind - Danger Man (156)
Jul 18, 2021 • 1h 16m
Spy Book Collectors - Collecting John le Carré novels (155)
Jul 4, 2021 • 59m
Spy Rewind - Scarecrow and Mrs. King Review (154)
Jun 11, 2021 • 1h 11m
The Alpha List by Ted Allbeury (Brush Pass)
Jun 6, 2021 • 15m
Spy Rewind - Review of Mr Palfrey of Westminster (152)
May 31, 2021 • 1h 14m
Adventures in Spy Research with Jeremy Duns and Jeff Quest (151)
May 20, 2021 • 1h 23m
Spybrary at 150! Special Transmission for all Spybrarians (150)
May 12, 2021 • 8m
Black Heart by Eric Van Lustbader Spy Book Review with Andy Onyx
Apr 11, 2021 • 14m
Spy Rewind - Spy TV Show Alias Remembered (147)
Apr 2, 2021 • 1h 24m
Moonraker - The James Bond Book Club with Simon Conway(145)
Mar 23, 2021 • 1h 1m
Collecting Spy Books, with Jeff Quest, Matthew Bradford and Tim Shipman (143)
Mar 16, 2021 • 1h 20m
Spy TV -The Sandbaggers - Season Three - Round Table (141)
Mar 13, 2021 • 1h 27m
The Lost Adventures of James Bond with Mark Edlitz and Jack Lugo (140)
Feb 27, 2021 • 57m
Mark Greaney reveals more about his latest Gray Man novel - Relentless
Feb 17, 2021 • 31m
Spy Rewind - Mission Impossible with Jeff Quest and Matthew Bradford (139)
Feb 12, 2021 • 1h 8m
The Agent Runner by Simon Conway. Spy Book Review. (137)
Jan 30, 2021 • 5m
Spy Book Review = Waiting for Sunrise by William Boyd (135)
Jan 15, 2021 • 7m
Favorite Spy Books of 2020 - Jason King Unleashed and Unscripted (133)
Dec 21, 2020 • 1h 16m
Spy Movie Review - The Internecine Project with Andy Onyx (130)
Dec 2, 2020 • 8m
The Rage by Simon Conway - Spy Book review with Andy Onyx (128)
Nov 18, 2020 • 8m
Spy Book Tea Break - The Glimmer Girl with author Andy Onyx (127)
Oct 31, 2020 • 15m
Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming on The James Bond Book Club (126)
Oct 28, 2020 • 1h 9m
Spy Author Tea Break - Standpoint with Derek Thompson
Oct 16, 2020 • 19m
Spy Book Tea Break - with Edge of Reality author CG Faulkner 9123)
Sep 24, 2020 • 16m
Casino Royale - The James Bond Book Club (122)
Sep 8, 2020 • 1h 12m
The Human Factor by Graham Greene. Brush Pass Review (120)
Aug 31, 2020 • 8m
Agent Running in the Field by John le Carre - Review (119)
Aug 20, 2020 • 20m
Introducing The James Bond Book Club with David Craggs (118)
Aug 14, 2020 • 34m
Interview with Spy Thriller Author Simon Conway (117)
Aug 7, 2020 • 51m
Espionage Magazine Remembered - with writer Josh Pachter. (116)
Jul 17, 2020 • 1h 7m
Why Charles McCarry is now one of my favourite spy writers. (115)
Jul 9, 2020 • 23m
Spy TV - The Sandbaggers Season 2 Round Table (111)
Jun 13, 2020 • 57m
Spy Graphic Novelist Antony Johnston chats with Jeff Quest (112)
May 20, 2020 • 1h 21m
To Tell The Truth Game Show - Espionage edition 110
May 8, 2020 • 11m
The Spy Books of Anthony Price -Brush Pass (109)
May 4, 2020 • 12m
Spy TV -The Sandbaggers - Season One - Round Table (108)
Apr 26, 2020 • 57m
Mort Drucker and Spy Parodies Remembered (107)
Apr 15, 2020 • 10m
A Man of Some Repute -Brush Pass Review 106
Mar 22, 2020 • 16m
Interview with author of The Contact - Rossa McPhillips (105)
Mar 6, 2020 • 52m
Parting Shot by James Kunetka -Brush Pass (104)
Mar 4, 2020 • 11m
Robert Conrad - Where Spies meet Cowboys with Bill Koenig (103)
Feb 27, 2020 • 10m
The Podcaster Who Came In From The Cold. Episode 100
Feb 8, 2020 • 1h 17m
99: Licence Not Renewed. The End of Spybrary
Feb 3, 2020 • 6m
Buck Henry, Get Smart and the 1960s spy craze. Brush Pass (98)
Jan 31, 2020 • 12m
The Best Spy Books I read in 2019 with Spybrary's Jason King (97)
Jan 12, 2020 • 57m
Spies in Disguise Review. Brush Pass with Jeff and Leo Quest (96)
Dec 29, 2019 • 12m
A Small Town In Germany -by John le Carre -Brush Pass (95)
Dec 21, 2019 • 6m
Agent Running In The Field - John le Carre - Round Table (93)
Nov 29, 2019 • 1h 29m
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Round Table hosted by Bill Koenig (92)
Nov 23, 2019 • 1h 4m
The Dry Cleaner Short Spy Movie with Chris Carr (89)
Oct 22, 2019 • 1h 3m
Firefly - Henry Porter - Brush Pass (88)
Oct 19, 2019 • 14m
Raise the Titanic by Clive Cussler. Brush Pass Spy Book review (87)
Oct 12, 2019 • 15m
The books, movie and TV series of Quiller by Adam Hall. Round Table - Part 2 (86)
Sep 27, 2019 • 1h 10m
The books of Quiller by Adam Hall. Round Table - Part 1 (85)
Sep 14, 2019 • 50m
What is Spyscape? Field Report and Interview with Ian Oldaker (84)
Sep 9, 2019 • 42m
Matt Helm Novel The Removers (Brush Pass) (83)
Aug 5, 2019 • 11m
Bill Koenig - The Spy Command on Dead Drop 5 (82)
Jul 31, 2019 • 1h 3m
The Spy Who Sat and Waited - Brush Pass (81)
Jul 19, 2019 • 11m
John Gardner, James Bond Author Round Table. (79)
Jun 19, 2019 • 54m
Slow Horses by Mick Herron (Fiction and Espionage) 78
Jun 9, 2019 • 21m
Liar's Candle by August Thomas (Fiction and Espionage) 77
May 27, 2019 • 33m
The Trinity Six by Charles Cumming (Fiction and Espionage) 76
May 7, 2019 • 20m
Black Bear by Aly Monroe (Fiction and Espionage) 75
Apr 21, 2019 • 52m
Free Agent by Jeremy Duns (Fiction and Espionage) 74
Apr 13, 2019 • 18m
Fiction and Espionage - University of Edinburgh Trailer (73)
Apr 12, 2019 • 14m
72: Diamonds are Forever Bond Fan Event in Vegas
Mar 31, 2019 • 32m
The Sigint Tableau -Payne Harrison Brush Pass
Mar 24, 2019 • 12m
Button Zone and Chess Player Brush Pass Review (69)
Feb 23, 2019 • 11m
68: BRUSH PASS - The Righteous Spy
Feb 12, 2019 • 14m
David Holman and the Alex Swan Mysteries
Feb 9, 2019 • 53m
Helen MacInnes 'Queen of Spy Writers. (Ep 66)
Jan 20, 2019 • 50m
Best Spy Books of 2018 (65)
Dec 22, 2018 • 1h 6m
The Best Spy Movies of all time! (64)
Dec 16, 2018 • 49m
James Bond - The Books and Movies of 007 with The Hildebrandians (Ep 63)
Nov 25, 2018 • 1h 11m
Merle Nygate - The Righteous Spy (Ep 62)
Nov 10, 2018 • 42m
Broadsword Calling Danny Boy' Spybrary Briefing (Ep 61)
Oct 30, 2018 • 54m
Len Deighton and Bernard Samson's Berlin. Spybrary Meetup (ep 60)
Oct 21, 2018 • 1h 8m
59: Spy Movie Hall of Fame Poll
Oct 16, 2018 • 1h 5m
58: Battle for Bond - Brush Pass Review
Oct 10, 2018 • 12m
57: Jack Ryan Review (Season 1 Round Table)
Sep 22, 2018 • 55m
56: Len Deighton's Berlin Game - Book Club
Sep 12, 2018 • 1h 22m
55: Red Moon Audio Drama with Rob Valentine
Sep 9, 2018 • 43m
54: Live Drop - Red Sparrow Trilogy
Aug 27, 2018 • 1h 2m
52: Dead Drop 5 with SpyGuysandGals.com
Aug 19, 2018 • 1h 16m
53: Our Man From Sadisto - Brush Pass Review
Jul 28, 2018 • 10m
51: Interview with Spy Novelist Charles Cumming
Jul 24, 2018 • 1h 1m
50: Len Deighton/Bernard Samson Meetup - Berlin
Jul 17, 2018 • 22m
48: Spy Fans Guide to works of Frederick Forsyth
Jul 14, 2018 • 1h 5m
49: Matt Helm - The Interlopers Review
Jul 10, 2018 • 19m
46: Jeremy Duns Re-investigates Oleg Penkovsky
Jun 28, 2018 • 1h 12m
47 - Forever and a Day -Round Table
Jun 16, 2018 • 1h 4m
45: Spybrary Shelf of Fame Winners Revealed
Jun 10, 2018 • 1h 6m
44: Tom Colgan Picks out his 5 favourite spy books
Jun 4, 2018 • 1h 9m
43: August Thomas: Liar's Candle Interview
May 27, 2018 • 45m
42: Tim Shipman of the Sunday Times on Spy Novels
May 10, 2018 • 1h 7m
41: Spybrary Panel at Spycon 2018
Apr 28, 2018 • 59m
40: Vote in the Spybrary Shelf of Fame!
Apr 17, 2018 • 30m
39: Spybrary at Spy Con 2018
Apr 7, 2018 • 36m
38: Soviet Spies in...Canada with Joyce Wayne
Mar 25, 2018 • 53m
37: Restless by William Boyd Review
Mar 19, 2018 • 10m
36 Michael Smith - No Man Dies Twice
Mar 11, 2018 • 1h 3m
35: The Wende Museum Review
Mar 3, 2018 • 8m
34: Mick Herron interview - London Rules and Slough House
Feb 23, 2018 • 36m
33: Yesterday's Spy by Len Deighton
Feb 16, 2018 • 10m
32: John Le Carre and the Cold War with Toby Manning
Feb 5, 2018 • 1h 3m
31: Edinburgh Spy Week 2018 with Penny Fielding
Jan 28, 2018 • 1h 10m
30: All About Spy Con with Matt from BondFanEvents
Jan 17, 2018 • 42m
29:Interview with Thriller Author Tim Stevens
Jan 15, 2018 • 56m
28: From Markus Wolf to Joseph Kanon - Dead Drop 5
Jan 5, 2018 • 1h 19m
27: The Exphoria Code
Dec 26, 2017 • 9m
25: The Lebensborn Spy with Christopher McIntosh
Dec 3, 2017 • 49m
London Spy Tours with Brian Gray of the Intelligence Trail
Nov 25, 2017 • 56m
From Modesty Blaise to Mick Herron on Dead Drop 5
Nov 12, 2017 • 1h 15m
22: So what exactly is The Prisoner all about?
Oct 29, 2017 • 48m
21: The Bureau Review with Jeremy Duns
Oct 21, 2017 • 15m
20: Go Into the Shadows with Michael Brady
Oct 6, 2017 • 49m
Running Blind – Desmond Bagley Review
Sep 30, 2017 • 30m
Legacy of Spies -John Le Carre
Sep 19, 2017 • 1h 26m
An Evening with John Le Carre -Field Report
Sep 13, 2017 • 38m
Barry Lancet and The Spy Across The Table
Aug 28, 2017 • 1h 4m
Mike Ripley author of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Aug 22, 2017 • 1h 8m
Collecting Spy Books – Jeff’s secrets declassified!
Aug 16, 2017 • 1h 4m
Goodbye To An Old Friend - Brian Freemantle
Aug 13, 2017 • 17m
Becoming Bond – The George Lazenby Story
Jul 27, 2017 • 53m
Jeremy Duns -Spy Reader Meet Spy Author
Jul 21, 2017 • 1h 13m
Charlie Muffin by Brian Freemantle – Spybrary Round Table
Jul 18, 2017 • 1h 18m
Summer of Spies with the Telegraph’s Jake Kerridge
Jul 6, 2017 • 1h 11m
Spywrite’s Jeff Quest talks about his favorite Spy books
Jun 30, 2017 • 1h 12m
Ian Fleming and the Books of Bond
Jun 24, 2017 • 1h 14m
George Smiley and Call for the Dead
May 31, 2017 • 1h 7m
Roger Moore Remembered 'For Your Ears Only' -Special Episode
May 25, 2017 • 1h 2m
The Spy Who was Left in the Cold - Jack Barsky part 2
May 20, 2017 • 49m
Talking spy fiction with Author Jeffrey Westhoff
May 6, 2017 • 1h 10m
All about Len Deighton with Deighton Dossier’s Rob Mallows
Apr 22, 2017 • 1h 3m
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