Originally broadcast on The Discovery Channel in three parts, "Spy-Tek" is a fascinating insider's look at real espionage in the US, United Kingdom, and the former USSR. It includes recreated footage of spies being caught, and exfiltrations being made, interviews with former (and current) intelligence community operatives, as well as interviews with imprisoned spies.
The individual segments are guided by an historian of espionage, linked and contrasted by clips from James Bond movies, and the entire series resonates with the comforting, silky, and unmistakable tones of Roger Moore.
The viewer can do a lot with this mini-series--students can use it in political science, history, and science courses as a source for term paper or project ideas. History of espionage buffs will want this for the extensive catalog of espionage technology detailed in it. Fans of tv and movie spies should watch this series every now and then to remind themselves what espionage is really like. And finally, it is a gripping story of people who did amazing things, with the threat of great harm to themselves always hanging over them, and the telling of the tale will keep you on the edge of your seat.
The individual segments are guided by an historian of espionage, linked and contrasted by clips from James Bond movies, and the entire series resonates with the comforting, silky, and unmistakable tones of Roger Moore.
The viewer can do a lot with this mini-series--students can use it in political science, history, and science courses as a source for term paper or project ideas. History of espionage buffs will want this for the extensive catalog of espionage technology detailed in it. Fans of tv and movie spies should watch this series every now and then to remind themselves what espionage is really like. And finally, it is a gripping story of people who did amazing things, with the threat of great harm to themselves always hanging over them, and the telling of the tale will keep you on the edge of your seat.
