About this episode

The episode explores Josip Broz's transformation into a Soviet agent amidst political chaos in Yugoslavia.

An assassination in Marseilles plunges the Balkans into turmoil. The Europe-wide battles of Black versus Red make their way onto the streets of Yugoslavia. Pegged as a trouble-maker and pursued by the authorities, the shape-shifting Josip Broz flees to Russia. There he will be re-tooled as a Soviet agent. Dispatched by Moscow, he’ll return with a new mission and a new name… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann. Featuring Neil Barnett, Christopher Catherwood, Richard Mills, Nicholas O’Shaughnessy, Geoffrey Swain, Susan L Woodward. This is Part 2 of 5. Written by Jeff Dawson | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by George Tapp | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay, Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann. You can listen to the next two episodes of the Tito story straight away, without waiting and without ads, by joining Noiser+. Just click the subscription banner at the top of the feed or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

People in this episode

Host: Paul McGann

Guests: Neil Barnett, Christopher Catherwood, Richard Mills, Nicholas O’Shaughnessy, Geoffrey Swain, Susan L Woodward

Topics covered

• assassination
• Yugoslavia
• Soviet agent
• political turmoil
• historical drama

Keywords

• Josip Broz
• Soviet agent
• Yugoslavia
• assassination
• political turmoil
• Black versus Red
• Marseilles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Noiser, Moscow

Places: Marseilles, Yugoslavia

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• Tito Part 3: The Partisan in the Mountains · June 30, 2026 · 1h 7m
• Tito Part 1: The Young Gun · June 16, 2026 · 58 min

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