150. Britain’s Man Inside the IRA: How to Run a Killer (Ep 2)
From The Rest Is Classified by Goalhanger
April 22, 2026 · 48 min · Season 1 · Episode 150
About this episode
The episode explores how British security forces recruited agents during The Troubles and the IRA's efforts to identify informers.
How did the British security forces recruit agents during The Troubles? And how did the IRA try and hunt down those who had become informers? In the second part of their series on the infamous Stakeknife, David and Gordon explore the murky underworld of informers and agents during The Troubles in Northern Ireland. ------------------- THE REST IS CLASSIFIED LIVE 2026 at The Rest Is Fest: Buy your tickets to see David and Gordon live on stage at London’s Southbank Centre on 4 September: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/the-rest-is-classified-live/ ------------------- Sign-up for our free newsletter where producer Becki takes you behind the scenes of the show: https://mailchi.mp/goalhanger.com/tric-free-newsletter-sign-up ------------------- Join the Declassified Club to go deeper into the world of espionage with exclusive Q&As, interviews with top intelligence insiders, regular livestreams, ad-free listening, early access to episodes and live show tickets, and weekly deep dives into original spy stories. Members also get curated reading lists, special book discounts, prize draws, and access to our private chat community. Just go to…
People in this episode
Hosts: David, Gordon
Topics covered
- The Troubles
- informers
- agents
- espionage
- Northern Ireland
- Stakeknife
Keywords
- British security forces
- IRA
- informers
- agents
- The Troubles
- Stakeknife
Sponsors
HP
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: British security forces, IRA
Places: Northern Ireland
More episodes of The Rest Is Classified
- 165. Why England Didn't Win the 1970 World Cup (Ep 2) · June 10, 2026 · 56 min
- 164. Did the CIA Poison England's World Cup Goalkeeper? (Ep 1) · June 7, 2026 · 46 min
- 163. Argo: Smuggled Out of Khomeini's Iran (Ep 4) · June 3, 2026 · 48 min
- 162. Argo: How the CIA Made a Movie That Never Existed (Ep 3) · May 31, 2026 · 47 min
- Is Iran Recruiting Spies to Conduct Anti-Semitic Attacks? · May 28, 2026 · 42 min
- 161. Argo: Six Fugitives in Revolutionary Tehran (Ep 2) · May 27, 2026 · 1h 6m
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Rest Is Classified podcast page.