The Argonauts | CIA

True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics

SPYSCAPE

Society & Culture, Documentary, History, True Crime

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2020

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Vanessa Kirby meets Mark and Cora Lijek, two ordinary American diplomats who took part in one of the most daring espionage operations in CIA history, dramatized in the Hollywood film, Argo. In 1979, the US embassy in Tehran was overrun by Iranian revolutionaries. To escape, Mark and Cora would need to master the art of spycraft - and fast. Tune in to True Spies to hear their story. Could YOU become a master of disguise? From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets and skills. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Gemma Newby. Produced by Tim Mansel. Music by Nick Ryan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	From a Spice-Scape Podcast Network.
0:05.0	It's one of the most iconic vehicles of the 20th century.
0:08.0	The 1963 Aston Martin DB5.
0:11.0	You can imagine yourself as Bond.
0:14.0	The star of the film Goldfinger.
0:16.0	You know, it had the machine guns
0:18.0	that had the ejector seated, had the smoke bombs.
0:21.0	It makes an impression.
0:22.0	The real-life story of this legendary car
0:25.0	twists like a spy movie thriller.
0:27.0	The car was stolen in 1997
0:30.0	from an airport hanger in Boatratton, Florida
0:32.0	and hasn't been seen since.
0:34.0	Jump in the passenger seat to find out how
0:37.0	and who would steal the most famous car in the world.
0:40.0	You know what this car is?
0:42.0	Too beautiful to destroy.
0:44.0	Missions.
0:45.0	The great James Bond car robbery.
0:47.0	With me, Elizabeth Hurley.
0:49.0	You never know who is eventually going to come forward
0:52.0	and say, I know where this car is.
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