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Cracking the Code

Season 1
Cracking the Code reveals the greatest codes known to humanity and the brilliant minds that crack them...
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  1. S1 E1 - The Mob Code
    July 2, 2022
    50min
    13+
    The Mob Code reveals the story of one of history’s greatest codebreakers: Suburban mom – Elizebeth Friedman. Against the odds she cracks the codes which bring down the Mob saves countless lives in WW2 and prevents a Nazi invasion of America – armed with just a pencil and paper.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Killer Code
    July 2, 2022
    50min
    13+
    The Zodiac Killer Code reveals the desperate bid to catch America’s most mysterious serial killer. Will breaking his complex coded messages finally unmask the Zodiac and lead to his capture?
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  3. S1 E3 - The Japanese Super Code
    July 2, 2022
    50min
    13+
    The Japanese Super Code reveals the US efforts to crack Japan's unbreakable WW2 code following the horror of the attack on Pearl Harbour. But can one Naval Officer with a penchant for crosswords really stop the Japanese onslaught and turn the War in the Pacific in America's favor?
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  4. S1 E4 - The Lost Civilization
    July 2, 2022
    50min
    13+
    Decoding a Lost Civilization reveals the monumental challenge of deciphering a mysterious ancient language. Unlocking its secrets is a 50-year obsessive journey that rewrites history.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Gang Code
    July 24, 2022
    50min
    13+
    The Gang Code reveals the criminal gangs across the world using highly encrypted phones to stay under the radar. The police are always one step behind until a team of investigators works out how to turn the phones against the criminals and catch them red-handed.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Cold War Code
    July 24, 2022
    50min
    13+
    The Uncrackable Spy Code reveals America’s top-secret team of codebreakers who crack the Soviet Union’s unbreakable code to unmask spies at the very highest levels of Government.
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  7. S1 E7 - The Code That Won The Great War
    July 24, 2022
    50min
    13+
    The Code that Won the Great War reveals the encrypted German telegram that could save Britain in its darkest hour. But can a team of eccentric geniuses decode the message in time? And will revealing its contents damage Britain’s relationship with its ally America forever?
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  8. S1 E8 - The Human Code
    July 24, 2022
    50min
    13+
    The Human Code reveals the rollercoaster ride of cracking humanity’s most complex and important code – the Human Genome. Unraveling its secrets pushes modern science to its very limits - pitting molecular biologists against big business in the race to stop mankind’s own genetic code from being sold.
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