Episodes 18
Avg. Duration 50m
Activity Dormant
Apple Rating 4.6 (65)
Since Jan 2021
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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Russia knows our weaknesses. But do you?    A major five-part series from Sky News and Tortoise which imagines how a Russian attack on the UK could play out – and invites real-life former ministers, military chiefs and other experts to figure out how to defend the country.    Written and presented by Sky News' security and defence editor, Deborah Haynes. This is Deborah's second podcast series for Sky News. In her first series, Into The Grey Zone, Deborah explores the murky evolution of warfare. What do assassinations, cyber hacks and disinformation have in common? They're all weapons used by states against each other in a grey zone of harm under the threshold of war, but could be just as dangerous if ignored.

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S2E7 The Big Bluff | The Wargame Ep 7

Dec 02, 2025 59m

In this final episode, discover what happens as the threat from Russia returns and the UK attempts to rearm. Join us for The Wargame: Decoded on January 29th in London. -Russia knows our weaknesses.…

S2E6 The Ministry of Defiance | The Wargame Ep 6

Dec 02, 2025 1h 2m

So, how has the UK been left so poorly defended? Candid interviews with almost every real-life defence secretary since the end of the Cold War reveal all. Join us for The Wargame: Decoded on January…

S2E5 The Choice | The Wargame Ep 5

Jun 23, 2025 53m

Hostilities worsen despite attempts to broker a ceasefire. What happens next requires difficult decisions and hard choices.  -Russia knows our weaknesses. But do you? A major five-part series from…

S2E4 Ultimatum | The Wargame Ep 4

Jun 16, 2025 58m

A city is on fire. The UK fights back. Russia and Britain both have nuclear weapons. Will either country use them?  -Russia knows our weaknesses. But do you? A major five-part series from Sky News…

S2E3 Where's the War Book? | The Wargame Ep 3

Jun 16, 2025 48m

The Prime Minister must address the nation. Meanwhile his ministers and officials do their best to deal with a crisis the UK hasn’t seriously prepared for in a generation. -Russia knows our…

S2E2 Armed Attack | The Wargame Ep 2

Jun 09, 2025 54m

Hostilities with Russia erupt into an unprecedented attack. The Prime Minister and his team scramble to respond. Will the UK’s allies choose to help them? -Russia knows our weaknesses. But do you? A…

S2E1 False Flag | The Wargame Ep 1

Jun 09, 2025 59m

Tensions with Russia escalate, and an imaginary week in the near future takes a turn for the unexpected. The Prime Minister calls an emergency Cobra meeting.-Russia knows our weaknesses. But do…

S2 Introducing... The Wargame

May 20, 2025 2m Trailer

A bunker. A scenario. A group of former senior ministers, military chiefs and other experts. Russia knows our weaknesses – but do you?   Sky News' security and defence editor Deborah Haynes presents…

S1E9 Living in the Grey Zone - MI5 and the Russia threat | Grey Zone Ep 9

Mar 03, 2021 50m

In this final episode, we have the first ever interview with serving MI5 officers who work in counter intelligence.Tom and Kate talk about the challenge of grey zone threats from Russia and reveal…

S1E8 When The Grey Zone Becomes A War Zone | Grey Zone Ep 8

Mar 01, 2021 43m

What happens when the grey zone becomes a war zone and what might future wars look like, with hypersonic missiles, artificial intelligence and cyber changing calculations?These are questions Sky News…

S1E7 China - A Battle of Values | Grey Zone Ep 7

Feb 22, 2021 46m

This episode explores a global battle of values between China and leading democracies over issues like Hong Kong, Taiwan and Xinjiang.It’s being fought with an array of covert weapons, from cyber…

S1E6 Iran - The Hidden Hand | Grey Zone Ep 6

Feb 15, 2021 40m

On 3 January 2020, the United States killed Iran’s top spy master, Major General Qasem Soleimani, in a drone strike in Iraq.There was nothing grey or ambiguous about the assassination, but this…

S1E5 Cyber Power (Part II) - Hacking ISIS | Grey Zone Ep 5

Feb 07, 2021 50m

In their first joint interview, the director of the UK spy agency GCHQ and the top general in charge of cyber operations for the military talk about how the UK is using the power of cyber to push…

S1E4 Cyber Power (Part I) - Cyber Pearl Harbour | Grey Zone Ep 4

Feb 01, 2021 42m

States, criminals and terrorists all use cyber to attack each other in the grey zone. It puts anyone with a computer in the firing line, but also means that anyone who understands computers has the…

S1E3 Hack & Leak | Grey Zone Ep 3

Jan 25, 2021 41m

This episode looks at the grey zone weapon of hacking information – like private emails or documents – and then leaking it online to try to influence people or damage reputations.It is a tactic…

S1E2 Truth vs Lies | Grey Zone Ep 2

Jan 18, 2021 47m

This episode explores a battle between truth and lies that’s threatening democracies around the world. It looks at how information is used as a weapon, not just by hostile foreign states, seeking to…

S1E1 The Gathering Storm | Grey Zone Ep 1

Jan 10, 2021 48m

This episode seeks to explain what the grey zone is. It includes a warning from General Sir Nick Carter, the head of the UK’s armed forces, and Ben Wallace, the defence secretary, about the danger of…

S1 Introducing Into the Grey Zone

Jan 01, 2021 2m Trailer

What do assassinations, cyber hacks and disinformation have in common? They’re all weapons used by states against each other in a grey zone of harm that sits - deliberately - under the threshold of…

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