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The Service

RNZ

FINALIST, ASSN FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING AWARDS 2020. The day John Daniell turned 10, his mum told him she had been a spy. Now, he and Guyon Espiner are investigating a family story that could reveal New Zealand's biggest Cold War secret.

  • 48 minutes 8 seconds
    New Revelations
    Guyon and John break radio silence with new revelations about SIS operations, the reactions from Iran and India and news about surveillance of one of New Zealand's most renowned writers. And Guyon re-thinks his conclusions.
    1 November 2020, 5:00 pm
  • 7 minutes 3 seconds
    More Raids Confirmed
    More raids. More embassies. More breaking of international law. Ongoing investigations have uncovered other break-ins by New Zealand's SIS to bug and steal from embassies in Wellington, teaming up with the CIA as well as MI6.
    1 July 2020, 1:00 am
  • 1 hour 50 seconds
    The Raid
    In the final episode, we close in on the details around the joint MI6/SIS operation targeting the Czechoslovakian Embassy. Finally, someone who was on the raid breaks their silence. But there's a twist...
    10 June 2020, 5:04 am
  • 59 minutes 30 seconds
    The Club
    The Five Eyes is an intelligence alliance with roots that go all the way back to World War II. It's a tight club - but just what does membership demand of us?
    9 June 2020, 8:04 pm
  • 51 minutes 56 seconds
    A Full Court Press from the KGB
    In the mid-1980s, New Zealand's anti-nuclear policy is attracting international attention. With the ANZUS alliance in crisis, the KGB see an opportunity.
    9 June 2020, 6:17 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    The Wilderness of Mirrors
    New Zealand has Cold War spy stories we know about - and some we don't. Even now, it's hard to get people to talk. The big question is: who do you trust?
    8 June 2020, 7:00 pm
  • 49 minutes 57 seconds
    One Night in Wadestown
    On his 10th birthday, John Daniell's Mum tells him she used to work for the SIS. But that's just the start of the secrets...
    7 June 2020, 6:55 pm
  • 3 minutes 23 seconds
    Introducing: The Service
    Just before he died, John Daniell's step-dad told him a secret from his time as a spy. A secret that was possibly New Zealand's biggest of the Cold War and that has never been revealed. Until now.
    3 June 2020, 7:13 am
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