Podcasts by The Service
FINALIST, ASSN FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING AWARDS 2020. The day John Daniell turned 10, his mum told him she had been a spy.
Now, he and Guyon Espiner are investigating a family story that could reveal New Zealand's biggest Cold War secret.
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06: New Revelations from 2020-11-02T07:00
Guyon and John break radio silence with new revelations about SIS operations, the reactions from Iran and India and news about surveillance of one of New Zealand's most renowned writers. And Guyon ...
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Bonus: More Raids Confirmed from 2020-07-01T13:00
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 ...
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05: The Raid from 2020-06-10T17:00
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 t...
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04: The Club from 2020-06-10T07:00
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?
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03: A Full Court Press from the KGB from 2020-06-09T17:00
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.
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02: The Wilderness of Mirrors from 2020-06-09T07:00
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?
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01: One Night in Wadestown from 2020-06-08T06:55
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…
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Introducing: The Service from 2020-05-25T19:00
Just before he died, John Daniell's step-dad told him a secret from his time as a spy. A secret that was possibly New Zealand's biggest of the Cold War and that has never been revealed. Until now.
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