Aired Tuesday 9 December, 11:00am - 12:00pmon U&Yesterday

Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game

Name: 5:00pm - Series 1 Episode 3
Start: 2026-03-26T17:00:00Z
End: 2026-03-26T18:00:00Z
Location: U&Yesterday

Series 1 Episode 1

Two spies turn double agents at the height of the Cold War standoff between East and West. Their deception happens as the superpowers edge towards nuclear war.

Category: Documentary / History
Original air date: 08/05/2024

Cast and crew

Kate QuineDirector
Saskia ReevesNarrator
Martin MunroOleg Gordievsky
Jacques TheronAldrich Ames
Luke TylerMichael Bettaney
Wayne HarrisonArkady Guk
Thomas CleghornYuri Andropov

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Upcoming broadcasts

Tuesday 24 March, 11:00amon U&Yesterday
Series 1 Episode 1
Tuesday 24 March, 5:00pmon U&Yesterday
Series 1 Episode 1
Wednesday 25 March, 11:00amon U&Yesterday
Series 1 Episode 2
Wednesday 25 March, 5:00pmon U&Yesterday
Series 1 Episode 2
Thursday 26 March, 11:00amon U&Yesterday
Series 1 Episode 3
Thursday 26 March, 5:00pmon U&Yesterday
Series 1 Episode 3