The French Revolution

October 1962: The world holds its breath under the threat of a nuclear war during the Cuban missile crisis. Behind the scenes, one of the greatest spies of the century plays a crucial role to help Kennedy stand up to Khrushchev. This episode of 'Spies of War' reveals the remarkable achievements of Oleg Penkovsky, a Soviet officer working for the CIA. Discover how he betrayed USSR to be a mole to the West and relive his incredible life until its tragic end to see how he prevented World War III.

World War II historian James Holland goes to the depths with the Wolf Packs - the force that threatened Britain's survival like no other. He explores the U-Boat fleet from suicidal one-man torpedoes to the potentially game-changing Type XXI and uncovers how Hitler's failure to understand maritime warfare held the key to the outcome of World War II.

Coup d'etats, assassinations, sex scandals... it's the stuff of a Bond movie, but it's all very real. Under Vladimir Putin, the KGB or FSB as it's now called, rules Russia with an iron rod directly from the Kremlin. To challenge its authority, even from apparent safety abroad, means risking your life. Today, Russia is no longer a State with a Security Service: instead, the Security Service has a State.