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Dan Snow: PM's Despatch Box

Dan Snow: PM's Despatch Box

FromA History of the World in Spy Objects


Dan Snow: PM's Despatch Box

FromA History of the World in Spy Objects

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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Jan 16, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What official secrets hide inside that battered red leather box?
Popular historian Dan Snow and host Alice Loxton peer inside a Victorian Prime Minister’s despatch box, and speculate on the world-changing intelligence that such a storied case once contained.
From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series produced by Alex Burnard, Morgan Childs, Claire Crofton, Joe Foley, Frank Palmer, Kellie Redmond and Isabel Sutton. Music by Nick Ryan.
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Released:
Jan 16, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (23)

The Enigma Machine. The B2 stealth bomber. The poisoned-tipped umbrella. Napoleon’s Briefcase of Secrets. As long as there has been conflict, there have been spies, and as long as there have been spies, there have been incredible gadgets and iconic objects. These are the stories of the tools that power the world of espionage, hosted by Alice Loxton. Hit FOLLOW to get episodes every week. Get episodes early and ad-free with Spyscape+.