Airdate: Russian Spy Assassins: The Salisbury Attack

Nine has cleverly scheduled a BBC special Russian Spy Assassins: The Salisbury Attack, which looks at the 2018 incident depicted in recent UK drama The Salisbury Poisonings on SBS.

Matt Frei examines former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal’s past – and the murky world of espionage, politics and crime – to find potential motives for his poisoning in Salisbury.

8:40pm Thursday September 17 on Nine (Melbourne/ Adelaide / Perth).