The Spy Who Raised Me Podcast
Conversations between a daughter, Jane Craigie, and her father, Iain Craigie. Iain spent a career in Intelligence from the late 1950s until the early 2000s, living in the UK, Cyprus, India, Turkey, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia and Labuan. The podcast covers the technology used, the methods of spying, the targets, the relevance of place and time and the historical context. The observations and intrigues of a life in surveillance make compelling listening, as well as what it was like having an adventurous ‘spy’ as a Dad.
Podcasting since 2020 • 13 episodes
The Spy Who Raised Me Podcast
Latest Episodes
Revisiting Cyprus after 50 years
Iain Craigie and daughter Jane revisit Cyprus after over 50 years. The island is now divided between the Greek and Turkish ruled areas, after separation in 1974. The island remains strategically hugely important, given its location...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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38:38
Diplomacy, Ukraine and the consequences of Putin
In this episode, Jane Craigie and her Dad, Iain Craigie, look back into Iain's career in intelligence to hear his take on what is happening following the upheaval and displacement caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This was re...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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38:58
The early years - the life & natural world of Kingston on Spey
In this episode, Iain Craigie remembers his early life - in the 1940s and ‘50s in a little North Eastern Scottish village, Kingston-on-Spey. The rich conversation with his daughter, Jane Craigie, covers a young boy’s relationships with na...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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57:41
Ankara, Turkey - 1989-91
In this episode, Jane asks her Dad, Iain about his time in Ankara working for GCHQ. His post was senior, he was responsible for staff at the British Embassy in Ankara, and also 100 staff at the Black Sea site at Sinop.The posting was at...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:05:17
Reflections on Hong Kong, China, politics, community and life
A rich conversation between Jane Craigie and her father, Iain Craigie covering Iain’s two postings in Hong Kong in the late 1950s and late 1980s. Not only does the discussion delve into China’s might in our world, it also covers th...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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52:20