Episode One -
camp x

During the Second World War, with Hitler's forces dominating Western Europe, the Allies knew that conventional warfare alone would not be enough for victory over the brutal Nazi regime. What they needed were secret agents, who could be dropped into enemy territory to gather intelligence, organize the resistance, and cause chaos through any means possible. But while Britain was not well versed in clandestine warfare, the USA nor Canada had any experience whatsoever of sending spies behind enemy lines. In espionage terms, Britain stood alone. So a joint plan was forged between Britain and America to train an army of spies in the dark arts of sabotage, subversion, and guerilla warfare. To help keep the new Anglo-American alliance a secret, the decision was made to set up the elite school in Canada, close to Toronto. Overseen by British experts and instructors, it was known officially as Special Training School 103. But to those who trained there it went by another name - CAMP X. Opening within days of the Pearl Harbor bombing, Camp X was the first spy school in North America. It became the model on which America's espionage training was based, all of which was laid down in a topsecret manual written specifically for the Camp. A one-of-a-kind document, it taught new recruits everything they needed to know about how to be a spy.

Duration: 43 minutes and 56 seconds

Episode Number: 101

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About Camp X:

The story of North America's first secret agent training school, the role it played in defeating the Axis during World War Two, and in the world of modern espionage - investigated through the first archaeological dig of the site; demonstrations of its training techniques; first person accounts of those who trained; and dramatic recreation of their exploits behind enemy lines.

Dubbed the school of 'mayhem and murder', Camp X and the schools it spawned, trained over 25,000 secret agents during the war.

The investigation uncovers the camp's secret agent training manual and the role it played in forging the world of espionage, including the foundation of the CIA.

Ian Fleming claimed to have trained there and the notorious Soviet mole, Kim Philby, wrote its secret training manual.