# Spy Cities: London

An episode of [Spy Cities](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896907220), 24 Jun 2026, 37 min.

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The Spying Starts Here Where the modern game was invented and professionalised. Our first visit to London focuses on the origins of the British intelligence agencies - MI5, MI6 and GCHQ - in the early 20th century. Mansfield Cumming - the original 'C' - and Vernon Kell take the helm at the Secret Service Bureau as spy mania mounts in the United Kingdom. We'll be back in London before too long! For further background on this and all episodes of Spy Cities please check out https://www.spycities.com/Episodes We’d love to hear your feedback. Please drop us a message - coded or not - to Control@spycities.com’ This has been a Chatterbox Audio Production https://chatterboxaudio.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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