Central Intelligence: Series 1: Episode 8
Limelight
BBC
4.4 • 604 Ratings
🗓️ 1 November 2024
⏱️ 30 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), Richard Helms (Johnny Flynn).
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In Episode 8, as tensions mount in Iran, CIA operative Kim Roosevelt (Rob Benedict), is tasked with persuading a fearful Shah to dismiss his socialist-leaning Prime Minister.
Cast: Eloise Page..........Kim Cattrall Allen Dulles..........Ed Harris Richard Helms..........Johnny Flynn Frank Wisner..........Geoffrey Arend Young Eloise Page..........Elena Delia Kermit Roosevelt..........Rob Benedict Clover Dulles..........Laurel Lefkow John Foster Dulles..........Nathan Osgood The Shah..........Majid Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy Queen Soraya..........Isabella Nefar Assadollah Rashidian..........Adam Sina Princess Ashraf..........Sarah Alles-Shahkarami President Eisenhower..........Kerry Shale Imam Khomeini & General Fazlollah Zahedi..........Dana Haqjoo Mohammed Mossadegh, Nassiri, & General Riahi..........Bijan Daneshmand Rocky Stone..........Akie Kotabe
Original music by Sacha Puttnam
Production: Created by Greg Haddrick & Jeremy Fox Episode 8 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 | In 1953, CIA was behind leadership change in two foreign countries. |
| 0:12.0 | In the Philippines, Maverick former ad man Ed Lansdale defeated communist guerrillas by convincing them that the jungles were full of vampires, |
| 0:21.6 | which cleared the path for Ramon Maxei to get democratically elected. |
| 0:27.6 | It was an early win for covert action, but its ripples through history were slight. |
| 0:34.6 | The coup in Iran, on the other hand, is like the comet that killed the dinosaurs. |
| 0:39.5 | It'll be felt forever. |
| 0:41.9 | This is Barack Obama in 2014. |
| 0:44.9 | Last year, you, the Iranian people, made your voice heard when you elected Dr. Hassan Rouhani |
| 0:50.9 | as your new president. |
| 0:52.7 | Last fall, I spoke with President Rouhani. |
| 0:56.1 | It was the first conversation between an American president and an Iranian leader since 1979. |
| 1:02.5 | And I told him that I firmly believe that we can address the serious disagreements between our governments, |
| 1:09.0 | reduce distrust, and begin to move beyond our difficult |
| 1:12.5 | history. |
| 1:13.8 | Yes, indeed. |
| 1:15.6 | Our difficult history. |
| 1:21.5 | I'm Eloise Page, and you're listening to Central Intelligence, my life inside the CIA. |
| 1:30.2 | Episode 8. |
| 1:31.6 | The Russian blockade brought darkness to the city. |
| 1:33.9 | If those who attacked us on September 11, 2001, |
| 1:37.8 | peace and stability cannot prevent. |
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