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Fictional secret agents and spies

Stella Rimington: The real woman behind James Bond’s M

Arts, Culture & Media

When the British government first decided to reveal the person behind their MI5 spy agency, many were surprised to find that the person was a she, not a he. That woman was Stella Rimington, who’s become the basis of James Bond’s M — and a fiction writer in her own right.

Composer discusses surprising origin of James Bond theme song

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

The Many Personas of Stella Rimington

Global Politics

Sweden’s Spy Agency Throws James Bond-Themed Party

Global Politics

Best-Selling Writer William Boyd Accepts Bond Mission

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Watching unemployment move across the map

Business, Economics and Jobs

The U.S. Labor Department will release current employment numbers later this morning. Slate’s Chris Wilson has put together an interactive map that shows the nation’s transformation over the past two years, as job gains turned into painful job losses.

The World

Britain’s secret service

Conflict & Justice

Anchor Lisa Mullins talks with BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera about a BBC radio series looking at the history of MI6, Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service.

The World

The real James Bond?

Arts, Culture & Media

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Iain Dalzel-Job whose father, Patrick Dalzel-Job, has long been thought to be the real-life model for Ian Fleming’s James Bond, and the release of Dalzel-Job’s war records seem to provide some support for that.