A History of the World in Spy Objects: Trailer

TRAILER: A History of the World in Spy Objects‍

NARRATOR: What ghosts lie hidden in the archives of espionage? What story might an unassuming item yield, when placed under the right light? I’m Alice Loxton, and this is A History of the World in Spy Objects.

‍DANIEL ARSHAM: Jackson Pollock's Number 8, was part of an exhibition in the late ‘50s. The CIA was behind this exhibition.

LYNETTE NUSBACHER: If you've got a compass that is concealed inside one of the buttons on your jacket, maybe the Germans who've captured you won't find it.

‍JUSTIN JAMPOL: Right now in my hand is a pen with a hidden microphone.

NARRATOR: In a new exclusive series from SPYSCAPE Studios, and the secretive minds that brought you True Spies, we’re diving deep into the iconic designs that have defined espionage through history.

JAMES GRIME: Enigma is one of the most famous code machines of all time.

JOANA VASCONCELOS: Nobody talked about it… until I started understanding that my grandfather had worked for the two dictators.

JASON ISAACS: For the next few days, at night, I was waiting for my hotel door to be kicked open by a bunch of men in black, bursting in and taking it off me.

NARRATOR: Join me, Alice Loxton for a deep, dark, dive into the archives - in A History of the World in Spy Objects from SPYSCAPE Studios. Hit ‘Follow’ to subscribe now.

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