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Undercover agents aren’t just the stuff of stories for writers Jack Beaumont and Ben Macintyre.
A French intelligence officer turned spy thriller writer, Jack (Dark Arena) has all the insider knowledge to craft true-to-life operations in his novels. Ben (The Siege) is an espionage expert and he’s written the definitive account of the siege that put the SAS on the world stage.
Hear these two connoisseurs of the clandestine share the truth behind the spy stories that thrill us. With Michael Williams.
This episode was recorded live in May at the 2025 Sydney Writers’ Festival.