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Wesley Britton’s Books,
Interviews, and Media Appearances
Wesley Britton (left) meets the legendary Eli Wallach, star of
The Impossible Spy.
Since the publication of his highly acclaimed Spy Television
in 2004, Dr. Wesley Britton has become internationally recognized as
an expert on spies in the media, in film, and in literature.
He’s now the author of four books on espionage, as well
as the writer/editor of the many articles and resources available on this
website. He’s appeared twice at the International Spy Museum,
multiple times on The Jordon Rich Show on Boston’s
WBZ, as well as other television and radio interview shows.
He’s been interviewed by various newspapers and periodicals
including the BBC and the International Association of Tie-In Writers.
His articles have been published by the Official Roger Moore Website
and other authoritative online resources.
Dr. Britton is available for interviews and consulting – contact
him at his eMail address.
For more information about Dr. Britton, please refer to the biography
About Dr. Wesley Britton here on this
website.
Books ~
► Behind Alien Lines: Sci-Fi Spy Stories –
Lulu, 2021. These three exciting adventures based on the exploits of female French
spies in World War II are part of Dr. Britton’s Beta-Earth
Chronicles series. Find out more on the Beta-Earth Chronicles website.
► The
Encyclopedia of TV Spies – BearManor Media,
2009
► Onscreen
and Undercover – The Ultimate Book of Movie Espionage
– Praeger Publishers, 2006
► Beyond Bond
– Spies in Fiction and Film – Praeger
Publishers, 2005
► Spy
Television – Praeger Publishers, 2004
Wes Britton on the Air ~
► Flashback
– Beginning Monday, July 25, 2022 and continuing to the present,
Wes is host of the internet radio program Flashback, broadcast
over station KSAV.org.
Broadcast every Monday at 7 pm EST, Flashback presents
interviews with actors, musicians, authors, and others, including George
Lazenby, Walter Koenig, and Vic Flick.
► Remember
When – Beginning March 7, 2022 and continuing to
the present, Wes is the host of the podcast series Remember
When, available through
Spotify. Remember When presents
interviews with actors, musicians, authors, and others, including Bernie
Kopell, Larry Storch, Edgar Winter, and Dee Wallace.
► Dave White
Presents – From August 2008 to October 2015,
Wes Britton was co-host and co-producer of Dave White’s
internet radio program, broadcast over station
KSAV.org. Broadcast
twice every other Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. EST, then at 7:30 pm PST,
Dave White Presents covered the latest in movies, music,
books, and TV. Wes interviewed the likes of George Lazenby, Vic
Flick, and Bond novelist Raymond Benson
- Other Radio and Television Appearances ~
Many of these interviews are also available on Wes Britton’s
YouTube channel, in the Playlists section.
►
Out of the Blank, February 20, 2023 –
In episode #1350, host Robbie Robertson talks with Wes Britton about spies and
spy fiction.
►
InfoBlast, posted February 3, 2023; recorded
summer 2022 – On this episode, Wes Britton joined co-hosts Nick Jobe
and Rob Branch for a discussion of spy fiction and James Bond.
► W.A.R.G. – The Guild, May 28, 2021
– On this episode, Wes Britton joined host Chris Marry Hultman for a
discussion of writing and research, particularly with science-fiction novels and
the spy genre.
► Al Jazeera World, Eli Cohen: Mossad Agent 88,
August 27, 2020 – Wesley Britton was a significant participant in this
Al Jazeera documentary about Israeli spy Eli Cohen. On this website, Wes
discusses Cohen’s espionage career. These files are located in the
section Spies in History & Literature.
► A Look into Spy Movies, June 30, 2020 –
With the upcoming release of a new James Bond movie, Wes Britton joined
Showcase for a discussion of spy movies.
► Cocktail Nation, April 3, 2010 –
With host Koop Kooper, Wes Britton paid tribute to Robert Culp, on Show
Number 118.
► TV Confidential, April 7, 2010
– Host Ed Robertson interviewed Wes on this KSAV
internet radio program.
► Radio Once More, Feb. 3, 2010 –
Host Neal Ellis interviewed Wes Britton. This program was rebroadcast on
Aug. 9, 2010.
► The Jordan Rich Show, March 22, 2009
– Wes appeared on this WBZ 1030 Boston program, which also
aired over WCCO 830 in St. Paul / Minneapolis.
► Cocktail Nation, Feb. 23, 2008 –
On Podcast Number 62, Wes Britton returned to visit host Koop Kooper.
► DVD Geeks, Oct. 20, 2008 –
Wes Britton joined the “DVD Geeks” on a special spy
show installment of the internet radio program. Wes discussed the
award-winning DVD box-set of The Man From U.N.C.L.E..
The program was broadcast over the internet on Fearless Radio.
► Yesterday USA, Sept. 19, 2008
– From the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention, in Hunt Valley,
Maryland, Neal Ellis interviewed Wes for Sounds Like
Yesterday on the internet radio program Yesterday USA
(YUSA).
► Cocktail Nation, Aug. 9, 2008
– Broadcasting from Sydney, Austrailia, Koop Kooper invited
guests Wesley Britton, guitarist Vic Flick, and Spy-Fi's Tom Tremelo
for an all-spy jazz show of spy talk and spy music, on Podcast Number
34.
► Culture Shock, May 31, 2008
– Wes Britton joined former Irish private eye Sandra Mara,
espionage novelist Charles Cumming, and host Fionn Davenport
for a panel discussion of spies and lies; Newstalk 106-108, Dublin,
Ireland; 7:00 p.m. (Ireland), 2:00 p.m. (US East Coast), 11:00 a.m.
(US West Coast).
► The Jordan Rich Show, Feb. 17,
2007 – Over WBZ in Boston, MA, Jordan Rich talks with
Wes Britton about his book Onscreen and Undercover: The
Ultimate Book of Movie Espionage.
► The Jordan Rich Show, May 6, 2006
– Jordan talks with Wes Britton and film producer Harvey
Chertok, The Impossible Spy. Both interviews were available
over The Impossible Spy website.
► The Jordan Rich Show, Sept. 10, 2005
– Jordan talks with Wes Britton about his book Beyond
Bond.
► The Jordan Rich Show, July 18, 2004
– Jordan talks with Wes about his book Spy Television.
► The Mike Donovan Show, June 16,
2004 – Over WEIR in Weirton, WV, Mike Donovan interviews Wes
Britton.
► Comcast Tonight, Mar. 12, 2004
– In Harrisburg, PA, Wes Britton was interviewed on this local
cable television program.
► Talking TV, Feb. 20, 2004
– In Washington, DC, Wes Britton was interviewed on this web-based
radio program.
Wes Britton Lectures ~
► Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention, Clarion Hotel,
Sept. 25, 2010, Aberdeen, MD – Wes Britton presented
“Defeating Diabolical Masterminds – The History of
Spy-Fi on Television”.
► Harrisburg Lions Club, luncheon address, Dec. 18,
2007, Harrisburg, PA – “Why Spies?”
► International
Spy Museum, Feb. 23, 2006, Washington, D.C. – Spies
on Screen – The Impossible Spy
► International
Spy Museum, Feb. 2, 2004, Washington, D.C. – Spies
on Screen – 50 Years of Spy TV
Articles and Interviews ~
► “Interview with ’Encyclopedia of TV
Spies’ Author Dr. Wesley Britton” –
CinemaRetro.com, April 9, 2009
► DVD Geeks – Interview with Wes Britton
posted March 3, 2009.
► “Major New Web Site for Spy Movie
Fans – Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s”
– CinemaRetro.com, Oct. 26, 2007
► Classic Images magazine –
Interview with Wes Britton was published in Classic Images
magazine, Issue 422, Dec. 2008, pps 29-31
► “Spy Fact Meets
Spy Fiction”, by Giles Wilson – BBC News
On-Line, Jan. 24, 2009
► “Wesley
Britton – Spy Television”, by Lee Goldberg –
The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, 2005
► “Alumni
Spotlight – The Spy Who Loved Cal U”, by Beth
Baxter – The Cal U Review: The California
University of Pennsylvania Magazine, Fall 2004; Page 14
► “Classic
spy genre television revisited”, by Mary O. Bradley –
Harrisburg Patriot-News, Mar. 21, 2004
Cited In ~
► Ian Fleming’s Seven Deadlier Sins: A
Collection of Essays, written by Literary 007, Wesley Britton,
Ihsan Amanatullah, Benjamin Welton, Michael May, and Edward Biddulph,
Independently published, Dec. 2019 – Wes Britton’s
article on Avarice in the Ian Fleming novels is one of seven
essays in this independently-published book.
► James Bond in World and Popular Culture: The
Films Are Not Enough, edited by Robert G. Weiner, B. Lynn
Whitfield and Jack Becker, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Jan. 2011
– Wes Britton’s article on the music in the Bond films is
one of 40 essays in this book from Cambridge University Press.
► Investigating Alias – Secrets and Spies
(Investigating Cult TV), edited by Stacey Abbott and Simon Brown,
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2007.
► The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Classic
Movies, by Lee Pfeiffer, Penguin Group, 2006.
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