History's Secret Heroes

Helena Bonham Carter shines light on extraordinary stories from World War Two.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001mcbp

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 29m. Bisher sind 21 Folge(n) erschienen. Jede Woche gibt es eine neue Folge dieses Podcasts.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 9 hours 19 minutes

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10. Arslan Rezniqi and the Besa Code


How did Arslan Rezniqi, an Albanian merchant, save hundreds of Jewish refugees?


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 August 2, 2023  30m
 
 

9. Jack King and the Fifth Column


A bank worker from Surrey joins MI5. His job is to infiltrate British Fascists.


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 July 26, 2023  28m
 
 

8. Skiing Commandos


Can a team of Norwegian men on skis destroy a water plant in time to stop a nuclear war?


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 July 19, 2023  28m
 
 

7. Bela Hazan and the Jewish Resistance


A young Polish woman named Bela Hazan goes undercover to fight against the Nazis.


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 July 12, 2023  29m
 
 

6. The Mystery of Garbo


One of World War Two’s most successful double agents is finally revealed.


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 July 5, 2023  29m
 
 

5. George Takei and the American Internment Camps


Why was George Takei and his family imprisoned without trial in 1942?


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 June 28, 2023  28m
 
 

4. Claude, Marcel and the Soldier with No Name


Two eccentric French artists perform an extraordinary act of resistance.


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 June 21, 2023  29m
 
 

3. Ghost Army


A secret army unit with one job: to put on a show, for an audience who wants to kill them.


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 June 14, 2023  29m
 
 

2. Charity Adams and the 6888


Major Charity Adams arrives in Birmingham, England, to sort out an enormous problem.


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 June 7, 2023  28m
 
 

1. Virginia Hall’s Great Escape


How did Virginia Hall mastermind one of World War Two’s most astonishing prison breaks?


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 May 31, 2023  30m