
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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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Keeley Hawes |
| Producer | Julian Carey |
| Director | Julian Carey |
| Executive Producer | Tim Green |
Broadcasts
Tue 25 Oct 201121:00- Tue 25 Oct 201123:20BBC Two Scotland
Sat 29 Oct 201120:40BBC HD & BBC Two- Sun 28 Oct 201220:00
Sat 26 Jan 201318:00BBC HD- Mon 21 May 201820:00
- Tue 22 May 201802:00
- Mon 25 May 202019:00BBC Two except Scotland
- Tue 11 May 202122:00
- Wed 12 May 202102:30
- Mon 16 Jun 202520:00
- Wed 18 Jun 202501:35


