Gordon Corera
@gordoncorera.bsky.social
Co-host of “The Rest is Classified” podcast
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Just announced! Our first @restisclassified.bsky.social live show......Join myself and David on Jan 31st for an evening exploring where spy fact meets fiction. Pre-sale tickets for members available from today therestisclassified.supportingcast.fm
Tickets on general sale from tomorrow.....
Tickets on general sale from tomorrow.....
November 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Just announced! Our first @restisclassified.bsky.social live show......Join myself and David on Jan 31st for an evening exploring where spy fact meets fiction. Pre-sale tickets for members available from today therestisclassified.supportingcast.fm
Tickets on general sale from tomorrow.....
Tickets on general sale from tomorrow.....
This week on @restisclassified.bsky.social podcast we look at the remarkable story of sabotaging the Nazi nuke effort. Operation Gunnerside was organised by SOE but carried out by Norwegians and led by Joachim Rønneberg - one of the bravest, most impressive people I've had the fortune to meet
August 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This week on @restisclassified.bsky.social podcast we look at the remarkable story of sabotaging the Nazi nuke effort. Operation Gunnerside was organised by SOE but carried out by Norwegians and led by Joachim Rønneberg - one of the bravest, most impressive people I've had the fortune to meet
Putin had 'rather sinister looking eyes' and said: ‘It’s the duty of people like you to stand between the terrorist and their victim. And you failed.’
"So it wasn’t a successful meeting," Eliza Manningham-Buller recalls.
A taster of the interview is here for non-members. linktr.ee/triclassified
"So it wasn’t a successful meeting," Eliza Manningham-Buller recalls.
A taster of the interview is here for non-members. linktr.ee/triclassified
July 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Putin had 'rather sinister looking eyes' and said: ‘It’s the duty of people like you to stand between the terrorist and their victim. And you failed.’
"So it wasn’t a successful meeting," Eliza Manningham-Buller recalls.
A taster of the interview is here for non-members. linktr.ee/triclassified
"So it wasn’t a successful meeting," Eliza Manningham-Buller recalls.
A taster of the interview is here for non-members. linktr.ee/triclassified
Who was the first foreign leader to visit Britain's COBR crisis room? The surprising answer is Putin. In 2005 he was briefed on the 7/7 terror attack and criticised MI5 head Eliza Manningham-Buller for not stopping it. Full interview with Eliza for club members therestisclassified.supportingcast.fm
July 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Who was the first foreign leader to visit Britain's COBR crisis room? The surprising answer is Putin. In 2005 he was briefed on the 7/7 terror attack and criticised MI5 head Eliza Manningham-Buller for not stopping it. Full interview with Eliza for club members therestisclassified.supportingcast.fm
Blaise Metreweli appointed next Chief of MI6. With field experience in the Middle East (and Whitehall) and focus on tech (she’s currently running the Q tech division) it’s a sign that in turbulent times an understanding of professional spy skills and how to maintain them in the digital age are vital
June 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Blaise Metreweli appointed next Chief of MI6. With field experience in the Middle East (and Whitehall) and focus on tech (she’s currently running the Q tech division) it’s a sign that in turbulent times an understanding of professional spy skills and how to maintain them in the digital age are vital
REVEALED: MI6 ran a molehunt in the 1990s after a CIA lead the Russians may have recruited an MI6 officer. Fears were of 'another Philby'. The hunt went on for years and was ultimately labelled 'inconclusive'. More details in the "The Spy in the Archive" - out in the UK next week
May 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
REVEALED: MI6 ran a molehunt in the 1990s after a CIA lead the Russians may have recruited an MI6 officer. Fears were of 'another Philby'. The hunt went on for years and was ultimately labelled 'inconclusive'. More details in the "The Spy in the Archive" - out in the UK next week
How did MI6 exfiltrate former KGB archivist Vasili Mitrokhin using a yellow minibus? And how did it nearly go wrong? The story - told for the first time on @restisclassified.bsky.social
this week with the full detail in "The Spy in the Archive" out in the UK next week. linktr.ee/triclassified
this week with the full detail in "The Spy in the Archive" out in the UK next week. linktr.ee/triclassified
May 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
How did MI6 exfiltrate former KGB archivist Vasili Mitrokhin using a yellow minibus? And how did it nearly go wrong? The story - told for the first time on @restisclassified.bsky.social
this week with the full detail in "The Spy in the Archive" out in the UK next week. linktr.ee/triclassified
this week with the full detail in "The Spy in the Archive" out in the UK next week. linktr.ee/triclassified
This week on @restisclassified.bsky.social a very special story for me - that of Vasili Mitrokhin, the archivist who escaped with the KGB's deepest secrets thanks to a wild MI6 exfiltration. It's the subject of my book "The Spy in the Archive" out in the UK next week. linktr.ee/triclassified
May 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
This week on @restisclassified.bsky.social a very special story for me - that of Vasili Mitrokhin, the archivist who escaped with the KGB's deepest secrets thanks to a wild MI6 exfiltration. It's the subject of my book "The Spy in the Archive" out in the UK next week. linktr.ee/triclassified
This week on "The Rest is Classified" we start a series on Edward Snowden. As my discussion with David reveals, he can be a controversial subject. But more than a decade on, his story remains consequential in what it tells us about privacy, technology and surveillance linktr.ee/triclassified
May 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
This week on "The Rest is Classified" we start a series on Edward Snowden. As my discussion with David reveals, he can be a controversial subject. But more than a decade on, his story remains consequential in what it tells us about privacy, technology and surveillance linktr.ee/triclassified
What connects Michael Caine and Frank Sinatra? They both delved into the world of spies and mind control in The Manchurian Candidate and The Ipcress File.This week on @restisclassified.bsky.social podcast we finish our journey into the dark world of the CIA’s MKULTRA program linktr.ee/triclassified
April 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
What connects Michael Caine and Frank Sinatra? They both delved into the world of spies and mind control in The Manchurian Candidate and The Ipcress File.This week on @restisclassified.bsky.social podcast we finish our journey into the dark world of the CIA’s MKULTRA program linktr.ee/triclassified
His intelligence helped the West understand the paranoia in Moscow at a dangerous time in the 1980s. There was a risk of unintended conflict and Gordievsky's intelligence helped both Thatcher and Reagan take a more nuanced approach. He would later meet Reagan in the Oval Office
March 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
His intelligence helped the West understand the paranoia in Moscow at a dangerous time in the 1980s. There was a risk of unintended conflict and Gordievsky's intelligence helped both Thatcher and Reagan take a more nuanced approach. He would later meet Reagan in the Oval Office
I was fortunate enough to get to know him over the years and talk to him about his remarkable life. He did not decide to betray the KGB for money or out of petty grievance but from a deep seated belief that he did not want to serve what he saw as a 'criminal' regime.
March 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I was fortunate enough to get to know him over the years and talk to him about his remarkable life. He did not decide to betray the KGB for money or out of petty grievance but from a deep seated belief that he did not want to serve what he saw as a 'criminal' regime.
Farewell to one of the most important spies of the Cold War. Oleg Gordievsky has died in the UK. A KGB officer who spied for MI6, he supplied vital intelligence that helped manage tensions between the West and the Soviet Union in the 80s. Nothing suspicious to his passing, I understand.
March 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Farewell to one of the most important spies of the Cold War. Oleg Gordievsky has died in the UK. A KGB officer who spied for MI6, he supplied vital intelligence that helped manage tensions between the West and the Soviet Union in the 80s. Nothing suspicious to his passing, I understand.
What's so important about Greenland? This week on "The Rest is Classified" podcast @restisclassified.bsky.social we look at its secret history, a wild story featuring under ice bases, crashed nuclear bombers and an early warning radar station which I visited back in 2008 - linktr.ee/triclassified
March 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
What's so important about Greenland? This week on "The Rest is Classified" podcast @restisclassified.bsky.social we look at its secret history, a wild story featuring under ice bases, crashed nuclear bombers and an early warning radar station which I visited back in 2008 - linktr.ee/triclassified
An act of deadly sabotage carried out by French intelligence.......on Greenpeace. This week on "The Rest is Classified" @restisclassified.bsky.social we look at the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior in New Zealand and who takes the blame when an operation goes wrong. linktr.ee/triclassified
February 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
An act of deadly sabotage carried out by French intelligence.......on Greenpeace. This week on "The Rest is Classified" @restisclassified.bsky.social we look at the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior in New Zealand and who takes the blame when an operation goes wrong. linktr.ee/triclassified
Some news about my next book…..
January 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Some news about my next book…..
In a special episode of “The Rest is Classified” we take a look at the question of whether or not TikTok is a national security threat and if so how…….
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January 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
In a special episode of “The Rest is Classified” we take a look at the question of whether or not TikTok is a national security threat and if so how…….
linktr.ee/triclassified
linktr.ee/triclassified
For those recovering from Christmas festivities, The Rest is Classified presents the wild story of Mansfield Cumming, the first head of MI6. It’s a story of secret inks, disguises and personal tragedy. And some (but not all) of his traditions live on in the British Secret Service today.
December 26, 2024 at 1:40 PM
For those recovering from Christmas festivities, The Rest is Classified presents the wild story of Mansfield Cumming, the first head of MI6. It’s a story of secret inks, disguises and personal tragedy. And some (but not all) of his traditions live on in the British Secret Service today.
In Paris today the Chief of MI6 gave a talk alongside his French counterpart. “If Putin is allowed to succeed in reducing Ukraine to a vassal state, he will not stop there. Our security - British, French, European and transatlantic - will be jeopardised,” Sir Richard Moore said.
November 29, 2024 at 12:38 PM
In Paris today the Chief of MI6 gave a talk alongside his French counterpart. “If Putin is allowed to succeed in reducing Ukraine to a vassal state, he will not stop there. Our security - British, French, European and transatlantic - will be jeopardised,” Sir Richard Moore said.
When you are live on TV you often wear an earpiece for a director to issue instructions. These normally involve telling you how much time you have left before you have to finish. All day today, I've had an imaginary voice in my ear counting me down. 5,4,3,2,1....Now, it's a wrap.
November 26, 2024 at 8:31 PM
When you are live on TV you often wear an earpiece for a director to issue instructions. These normally involve telling you how much time you have left before you have to finish. All day today, I've had an imaginary voice in my ear counting me down. 5,4,3,2,1....Now, it's a wrap.