Code-Breakers: Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes
Documentary revealing the secret story of how two men hacked into Hitler's personal super-code machine. Their break turned the Battle of Kursk and powered the D-Day landings.
Documentary that reveals the secret story behind one of the greatest intellectual feats of World War II, a feat that gave birth to the digital age. In 1943, a 24-year-old maths student and a GPO engineer combined to hack into Hitler's personal super-code machine - not Enigma but an even tougher system, which he called his 'secrets writer'. Their break turned the Battle of Kursk, powered the D-day landings and orchestrated the end of the conflict in Europe. But it was also to be used during the Cold War - which meant both men's achievements were hushed up and never officially recognised.
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Preview of Code-Breakers: Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes
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Radiohead
Airbag
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Beth Orton
She Cries Your Name
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Radical Face
Welcome Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Keeley Hawes |
Producer | Julian Carey |
Director | Julian Carey |
Executive Producer | Tim Green |
Broadcasts
- Tue 25 Oct 2011 21:00
- Tue 25 Oct 2011 23:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Sat 29 Oct 2011 20:40Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two
- Sun 28 Oct 2012 20:00
- Sat 26 Jan 2013 18:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Mon 21 May 2018 20:00
- Tue 22 May 2018 02:00
- Mon 25 May 2020 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Tue 11 May 2021 22:00
- Wed 12 May 2021 02:30