ClandesTime
Summary: ClandesTime is a regular film review and cultural research show focusing on the relationship between the intelligence agencies and popular culture. Features high quality guests and discussions as well as dedicated research episodes hosted by Tom Secker.
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In this month’s subscriber-only podcast Pearse and I discuss the 1986 TV movie Under Siege. Co-written by former Washington Post...
Beginning a new series on the history of Al Qaeda, this week I provide the basis for what’s coming in...
In 1980 the BBC’s documentary series Panorama began developing an episode on British intelligence. This was the first of its...
Richard Whiteley is best known for presenting the popular afternoon quiz show Countdown, and Ricky Tomlinson is best known for...
In this month’s subscriber podcast I talk about the Pentagon’s database on their collaboration with Hollywood – what it is,...
Nightcrawler is one of those rare films that is beautifully written, very well executed and is about something that actually...
Why do we censor films? Intuitively we all know the answer to this question – because there are some things...
Jack Valenti was a special assistant to President Lyndon Johnson, a consultant to the State Department and the third head...
Eric Johnston was the second head of the MPAA, a high level political operative and a friend of CIA director...
Sterling Hayden’s life encompassed many important events and periods of the 20th century. A lifelong seaman he joined the Marine...
Unreal is a gripping and brutal satire of reality TV but it is much more than that. While this might...
The CIA finally jumped on the cooking-themed reality TV propaganda bandwagon in 2010 when they hosted an episode of Top...
The Department of Defense is the government agency with the largest and most influential operations in Hollywood. But to how...
In less than 10 years Marvel has created the biggest money-making film franchise of all time with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, this probably wouldn't have been possible without the help of the Pentagon. In this episode we examine the rise of the MCU, the Pentagon's involvement, and the fallout of their disagreements when making The Avengers. We round off looking at the creative implications of the cinematic universe becoming the new model for Hollywood. (Read more...)
9/11. The 7/7 London Bombings. The Boston Marathon. The Paris Massacre. This episode we take a look at the false flag exercise theory, which has become the default alternative media interpretation of these events. We examine the theory's history in military deception techniques, its origins as a popular conspiracy theory and how it has been encouraged in state sponsored popular culture. (Read more...)
