On Sunday, May 12, 2024, “60 Minutes” offers viewers two compelling segments that delve into pressing issues around the globe.
Pope Francis
Norah O’Donnell sits down for a rare and historic interview with Pope Francis at his home, the Santa Marta guest house in Vatican City. The 87-year-old pontiff discusses a wide range of topics, including the wars in Israel and Gaza, Ukraine, migration crises, and the Church’s handling of sexual abuse scandals. The interview also delves into Francis’ commitment to inclusiveness within the Church, his relationship with certain corners of U.S. Catholicism, and his thoughts on surrogate parenthood.
Cuban Spycraft
Correspondent Cecilia Vega investigates the stories of two prolific Cuban spies who worked within the U.S. government, holding high-profile positions with top security clearances. Despite American intelligence efforts, these undercover agents evaded detection for decades, highlighting the ongoing threat posed by Cuban espionage and its impact on U.S.
Pope Francis
Norah O’Donnell sits down for a rare and historic interview with Pope Francis at his home, the Santa Marta guest house in Vatican City. The 87-year-old pontiff discusses a wide range of topics, including the wars in Israel and Gaza, Ukraine, migration crises, and the Church’s handling of sexual abuse scandals. The interview also delves into Francis’ commitment to inclusiveness within the Church, his relationship with certain corners of U.S. Catholicism, and his thoughts on surrogate parenthood.
Cuban Spycraft
Correspondent Cecilia Vega investigates the stories of two prolific Cuban spies who worked within the U.S. government, holding high-profile positions with top security clearances. Despite American intelligence efforts, these undercover agents evaded detection for decades, highlighting the ongoing threat posed by Cuban espionage and its impact on U.S.
- 5/17/2024
- by Alex Matthews
- TV Regular
Quantum Leap's action-packed, double-episode finale was a fitting end to a season that was heavy on explosions, paradoxes, and the 1970s.
Perhaps to make up for a second season that stumbled at times in its pacing, the finale kicked things into overdrive with non-stop action set pieces and bombshell revelations.
So! Let's dig into what happened this season, where it left, and what it all means for Ben and the rest of the Quantum Leap team.
The majority of Quantum Leap Season 2 took place in or around the 1970s, but the episodes featuring Hannah moved beyond that decade and were almost cinematic in their look, feel, and subject matter (Aliens in New Mexico! Nazis at Princeton! Spycraft in Cairo!).
Ben and Hannah may not have enjoyed much time together during his leaps, but they more than made up for that in adrenaline.
The finale finally brought together this season's...
Perhaps to make up for a second season that stumbled at times in its pacing, the finale kicked things into overdrive with non-stop action set pieces and bombshell revelations.
So! Let's dig into what happened this season, where it left, and what it all means for Ben and the rest of the Quantum Leap team.
The majority of Quantum Leap Season 2 took place in or around the 1970s, but the episodes featuring Hannah moved beyond that decade and were almost cinematic in their look, feel, and subject matter (Aliens in New Mexico! Nazis at Princeton! Spycraft in Cairo!).
Ben and Hannah may not have enjoyed much time together during his leaps, but they more than made up for that in adrenaline.
The finale finally brought together this season's...
- 2/26/2024
- by Paullette Gaudet
- TVfanatic
The bestselling author of hit novel series The Thursday Murder Club has revealed that he was approached by the security services and interviewed for the role of spy.
Richard Osman, who is a TV personality in the UK as well as the bestselling author of the record-breaking crime fiction series, told The Guardian newspaper that he received the traditional “tap on the shoulder” from MI6 – the Secret Intelligence Service which runs espionage operations overseas, as the UK equivalent of the CIA – during his time as a student at Cambridge University.
Osman revealed that he had proceeded to the interview stage but had failed the tests he was set by a series of strangers “who got older and posher throughout the day.”
“They just said, ‘No, it’s fine’,” he said of the end of the process. And he added: “I would have been terrible. I’m too tall [6ft 7in], not bright enough,...
Richard Osman, who is a TV personality in the UK as well as the bestselling author of the record-breaking crime fiction series, told The Guardian newspaper that he received the traditional “tap on the shoulder” from MI6 – the Secret Intelligence Service which runs espionage operations overseas, as the UK equivalent of the CIA – during his time as a student at Cambridge University.
Osman revealed that he had proceeded to the interview stage but had failed the tests he was set by a series of strangers “who got older and posher throughout the day.”
“They just said, ‘No, it’s fine’,” he said of the end of the process. And he added: “I would have been terrible. I’m too tall [6ft 7in], not bright enough,...
- 9/10/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
When a Soviet submarine carrying nuclear warheads sunk into the north Pacific in 1968, the CIA took on a hugely ambitious project to recover it.
To keep it all a secret, the agency enlisted the help of Howard Hughes, who provided the agency cover, the guise being that the deep ocean activity was part of his company’s mining exploration.
The six-year CIA project — called Project Azorian — is one of the episodes of the new Netflix series Spy Ops, which looks at some of the most notorious spy operations in history.
The agency is collaborating with the producer of the series, Big Media, often shedding new light on Cold War-era and more recent operations that involve Argo-like risks and secrecy, while certain details still remain classified.
Other episodes delve into the intrigue surrounding the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II in 1981, and another in 2001 to sneak a CIA team into...
To keep it all a secret, the agency enlisted the help of Howard Hughes, who provided the agency cover, the guise being that the deep ocean activity was part of his company’s mining exploration.
The six-year CIA project — called Project Azorian — is one of the episodes of the new Netflix series Spy Ops, which looks at some of the most notorious spy operations in history.
The agency is collaborating with the producer of the series, Big Media, often shedding new light on Cold War-era and more recent operations that involve Argo-like risks and secrecy, while certain details still remain classified.
Other episodes delve into the intrigue surrounding the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II in 1981, and another in 2001 to sneak a CIA team into...
- 9/8/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Photo: 'Spycraft'/Netflix The Netflix home page has become the modern-day version of channel surfing. Before the streaming service became a household name, we would use that coveted remote to scroll through daytime soap operas, news channels, and whatever fascinating-sounding show they were airing on The Discovery Channel. Netflix’s new docuseries, ‘Spycraft’, feels as though it has been pulled right out of that final category. The show consists of eight, dense, well-researched episodes that each focus on a different area in the craft of espionage. Detailing the years from World War I until today, the show is an engaging combination of expert interviews, reenactments, and archival footage all expertly cut to move the pace along without ever losing its audience. Related article: Remembering Sean Connery: A Tribute to a Legend Who Launched the James Bond Franchise Related article: James Bond Books and Movies: The Evolution of...
- 1/28/2021
- by Cat Sole
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
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