I've always had a secret desire to be a spy. Don't tell Scott or Glenn, but I'm really just honing my journalism skills in order to make myself more appealing to the FBI or CIA.

So when I saw a headline about British spy gadgets, I had to click. I was pleased, then, when I saw British cabinet office historian Mark Seamen showing the BBC's Gordon Corera some of the gadgets available to early British secret agents.

Among the tools: matchbox cameras and a tear gas pen. I'm salivating. (Click on the image below to view the video.)