Shining a light on extraordinary people from across history.
Radio 4,路22 episodes
An elite secret unit of Jewish commandos take on the Nazis.
How Britain鈥檚 top female codebreaker played a crucial role in Allied victory.
Can a daring young Belgian woman save the lives of hundreds of stranded airmen?
How did an African-American doctor come to lead the blood bank effort during the war?
A young circus performer dedicates himself to bringing the Nazis down.
How did Josefina Guerrero鈥檚 leprosy lead her to become a brilliant spy?
A group of Native American soldiers devise a secret code for the Allies.
Thrill-seeker Christine Granville becomes Britain鈥檚 first female spy during the war.
Johnny Smythe, one of the first West African RAF airmen, navigates a terrifying flight.
How did two English opera-loving sisters help dozens of Jews escape Nazi Germany?
Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two.
How did Arslan Rezniqi, an Albanian merchant, save hundreds of Jewish refugees?
A bank worker from Surrey joins MI5. His job is to infiltrate British Fascists.
Can a team of Norwegian men on skis destroy a water plant in time to stop a nuclear war?
A young Polish woman named Bela Hazan goes undercover to fight against the Nazis.
One of World War Two鈥檚 most successful double agents is finally revealed.
Why was George Takei and his family imprisoned without trial in 1942?
Two eccentric French artists perform an extraordinary act of resistance.
A secret army unit with one job: to put on a show, for an audience who wants to kill them.
Major Charity Adams arrives in Birmingham, England, to sort out an enormous problem.
How did Virginia Hall mastermind one of World War Two鈥檚 most astonishing prison breaks?
