Poisoning of Skripal
What drives a spy to betray his homeland and risk everything?
4.2 (26)
43 mins
Discover the story of Sergei Skripal, a Soviet-trained officer who became a valuable MI6 asset, navigating the dangerous world of espionage and shifting loyalties. Explore how his life, from covert operations in the USSR to a spy swap and ultimately a poisoning in Salisbury, reflects the high stakes of betrayal and secrecy.
Ep 1:
Forged in Soviet Steel
From the ruins of Kaliningrad to covert kills in Afghanistan, young Sergei Skripal's rise through Soviet airborne and GRU ranks masks the seeds of a stunning future betrayal.
Ep 2:
Malta's Seductive Shadows
Posted to sun-soaked Malta and later Madrid, Skripal's charmed diplomatic cover hides a dangerous truth: his loyalty to Moscow is quietly, irreversibly eroding.
Ep 3:
The Colonel Turns Traitor
A park stroll in Madrid becomes the moment a decorated GRU colonel crosses to MI6 - triggering years of secret espionage, mounting risk, and an inevitable, brutal reckoning in Lefortovo prison.
Ep 4:
Exchange for Freedom
As Litvinenko's poisoning haunts Russian exiles, a dramatic spy swap frees Skripal into a new English life in Salisbury - a fragile peace destined not to last.
Ep 5:
A Quiet Life Shattered
Eight years into his quiet Salisbury exile, Skripal's ordinary day with daughter Yulia turns catastrophic as an unseen poison begins its silent, deadly work.
Ep 6:
Nerve Agent Diplomacy
A collapse on a park bench spirals into a major incident as doctors race to identify a mysterious toxin poisoning a father and daughter in plain sight.
Discussions (11)
Waylon
Level 4 · 8 mo agoIf not tourist, why tourist shaped? That cathedral spire excuse is still the biggest joke here.
Oswald
Level 2 · 8 mo agoSurvives the Cold War just to get dropped by a doorknob in the suburbs. Talk about a rough retirement. Guess the GRU doesn't do exit interviews.
Dale
Level 9 · 8 mo agoIt didn't fail though. The message was clear.
