True CIA Spy Missions | Espionage | Detective | Politics - How To Make Friends and Stage Coups

How To Make Friends and Stage Coups

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10/21/21 • 45 min

True CIA Spy Missions | Espionage | Detective | Politics

Damascus, 1949. A plot to bring down the Syrian government is brewing. Stewart Copeland voices the jazz musician, raconteur, and CIA agent pulling the strings - his father Miles Copeland. Vanessa Kirby tells his story - a tale of double agents, dangerous friendships and shoot-outs that shaped the future of the Middle East. Could YOU hold the levers of power? From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets and skills. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Gemma Newby. Produced by Joe Foley. Music by Nick Ryan.

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