Central Intelligence: Series 1: Episode 7

Limelight

BBC

Drama, Fiction

4.4 • 604 Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

The inside story of the CIA from the perspective of Eloise Page (Kim Cattrall), who joined on the Agency’s first day in 1947 and, in a 40-year career, became one of its most influential figures. Eloise takes the listener on a journey through the highs and lows of US foreign policy, spanning the staggering world events that shaped her career, as well as portraying her relationships with early CIA leaders, Allen Dulles (Ed Harris) and Richard Helms (Johnny Flynn).

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In Episode 7 the CIA has a new head; America’s most famous spy, Allen Dulles. In his quest to stop the spread of communism, a daring mission to create unrest on the streets of Iran.

Eloise Page..........Kim Cattrall Allen Dulles..........Ed Harris Richard Helms..........Johnny Flynn Frank Wisner..........Geoffrey Arend Kermit Roosevelt..........Rob Benedict President Eisenhower..........Kerry Shale Foster Dulles..........Nathan Osgood Rocky Stone..........Akie Kotabe Roya..........Isabella Nefar Assadollah Rashidian & Iranian Press Editor..........Adam Sina Imam Khomeini..........Dana Haqjoo Mohammed Mossadegh and General Riahi..........Bijan Daneshmand Bobak..........Majid Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy Billy Graham..........Philip Desmeules Immigration Officer..........Walles Hamonde

Original music is by Sacha Puttnam

Production: Written by Greg Haddrick, who created the series with Jeremy Fox Episode 7 is written by Maryam Master Sound Designers & Editors: John Scott Dryden, Adam Woodhams, Martha Littlehailes & Andreina Gomez Casanova Script Consultant: Misha Kawnel Script Supervisor: Alex Lynch Trails: Jack Soper Archive Research: Andy Goddard & Alex Lynch Production Assistant: Jo Troy Sonica Studio Sound Engineers: Mat Clark & Paul Clark Sonica Runner: Flynn Hallman Marc Graue Sound Engineers, LA: Juan Martin del Campo & Tony Diaz Margarita Mix, Santa Monica Sound Engineer, LA: Bruce Bueckert Mirrortone Sound Engineers, NY: Collin Stanley Dwarzski & James Quesada

Director: John Scott Dryden Producer & Casting Director: Emma Hearn Executive Producers: Howard Stringer, Jeremy Fox, Greg Haddrick and John Scott Dryden.

A Goldhawk production for BBC Radio 4

Transcript

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:05.0	Peace and stability cannot prevail in the Middle East as long as Iran continues to foment violence, unrest, hatred and war.
0:17.0	The civilized world must send a clear and unified message to the Iranian regime.
0:23.8	Your campaign of terror, murder, mayhem will not be tolerated any longer.
0:30.4	This was Donald Trump, condemning violence, hatred, and unrest on January the 8th, 2020.
0:37.4	Just two days after a crowd of his own supporters stormed the Capitol building.
0:43.6	There are ironies everywhere in this statement, not least because for once in his presidency, Trump
0:49.5	was actually telling the truth.
0:51.9	He was also, of course, like all American presidents,
0:55.9	conveniently ignoring America's culpability in creating this situation.
1:02.1	To understand that culpability, we have to start in 1953.
1:20.3	I'm Eloise Page, and you're listening to Central Intelligence, My Life Inside the CIA, Episode 7.
1:23.0	The rusted blockade brought Dawson to the city. This is today, the United States of America are much more involved in the Middle East front.
1:28.6	Is that our executive
1:30.0	How we got you?
1:40.9	Is that it?
1:42.3	Are you done?
1:43.6	Yes, Mr. President. That is our executive summary of the current situation in Iran.
1:49.0	Okay.
1:50.0	President Eisenhower had just taken office, and Mr. Alan Dulles was the new director of Central Intelligence.
1:57.0	A man on a mission. One way or another, he was going to stamp his legacy on the 20th century.
2:04.0	And Foster, you agree with this? I do, Mr. President.
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