I just finished listening to an excellent BBC podcast called ‘Mother Neighbour Russian Spy’. Narrated by Oscar nominated Rosamund Pike, it details the true story of a set of Russian spies in the United States during the 2000s.
Bright university students were recruited from top Russian universities and were trained to pass as Americans. They assumed new identities, started families, embedded themselves in their communities, and tried to pass US secrets back to Russia. The lives of these spies inspired the series ‘The Americans’.
Pike is a great narrator and the quality of the storytelling and narrative is excellent. If you’re into a good spy story, this true story is definitely one to put on your playlist.