Do you have what it takes to be a spy_

What qualities are the UK security services looking for when they recruit? (Spoiler alert: James Bond wannabes need not apply.)

Made by Costanza Gambarini in partnership with @TheOpenUniversity

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0:00 Introduction
0:30 The UK's three intelligence agencies
0:50 Brief history of recent intelligence threats
1:05 How spies were recruited - and who was allowed to join the UK's intelligence services
2:35 How to apply to MI5/MI6
2:51 Working as an intelligence analyst for GCHQ
3:03 What are the agencies looking for in new recruits?
4:08 The challenge of the James Bond stereotype
4:47 Why diversity is still an issue
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