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Its a little known fact that in the early 1900s, spy novels dealing with the fictional threat of German invasion actually led to the formation of the secret intelligence services MI5 and MI6. Bill Nighy narrates the story of the long and often extraordinary relationship between fact and fiction in the mysterious world of British espionage. The programme charts the evolution of real spies and spying through the twentieth century, and looks at the parallel development of spy fiction during the same period.

Spy Stories covers the milestones in the fact and fiction of British spy history. The programme shows how fiction writers in novels, films and television responded to the changing nature of the reality of espionage.

Contributors include: Dame Stella Rimington (former Director-General, MI5), Baroness Daphne Park (former Senior Controller, MI6), David Shayler, Charlie Higson, Prof. Bernard Porter, Dr Nick Hiley and Stephen Dorril.