Sex and Special Agents

Former clandestine CIA operative Amaryllis Fox and screenwriter, producer and director Simon Kinberg, the man behind The 355, Mr and Mrs Smith, Sherlock and the X-Men franchise, get together to talk about gender representation in spy fiction. They also discuss the real life pitfalls of sex and special agents. Host Rory Bremner hears about what motivates spies to do their work, where to smuggle audio recordings and what it is really like working with Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Jessica Chastain. 

Series Producer: Paulo Garrett. A Cup and Nuzzle Production. From Spyscape, the home of secrets.
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