An intelligence expert reflects on the facts and fictions inherent in the UK’s perception of secret intelligence and proposes a move away from unhelpful stereotypes. In the first episode of RUSI Journal Radio’s third season, Demi, Emma and Ed are joined by Dan Lomas, a Lecturer in Intelligence and Security Studies at Brunel University. Dan’s research specialises in the use of intelligence to support policymaking, and the history of the UK’s intelligence community. He has written for RUSI on several occasions, and his most recent contribution to the RUSI Journal – co-authored with Stephen Ward – looks at public perceptions of UK intelligence.