Code-Breakers: Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes

The read

It runs a compact 59m.

Synopsis

This is a documentary about unsung heroes of World War II. 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 recognized.

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Key crew

• Julian CareyDirector

Cast

• Keeley HawesNarrator

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