Station:
Sky History (GB)
Status:
Running
Start:
2022-08-15
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How, from bizarre ancient markings to random numbers and letters, codes and ciphers have been used for millennia to send secret messages, hide identities and operate outside the law.
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S1E6 - The Cold War Code
A look at America's Cold War codebreakers charged with unravelling a seemingly uncrackable Soviet code and the uncovering of the Manhattan Project.
Air Date: 19 Sep 2022 16:00 (CDT)
S1E7 - The Code That Won the Great War
How an encrypted German telegram offered the key to saving Britain in its darkest hour. A team of geniuses set about decoding the message to help win the Great War.
Air Date: 26 Sep 2022 16:00 (CDT)
S1E8 - The Human Code
Step foot on the roller-coaster ride that is cracking humanity's most complex and important code - the Human Genome.
Air Date: 03 Oct 2022 16:00 (CDT)