Timewatch - Season 30

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Code-Breakers: Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes

1 - Code-Breakers: Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes

Air Date: October 25, 2011

Documentary revealing the secret story of how two men hacked into Hitler's personal super-code machine. Their break turned the Battle of Kursk and powered the D-Day landings.

The Most Courageous Raid of World War II

2 - The Most Courageous Raid of World War II

Air Date: November 1, 2011

Lord Ashdown tells the story of the Cockleshell Heroes, who took part in one of the most audacious commando raids of World War II - to blow up enemy shipping in Bordeaux harbour.

Dam Busters: The Race to Smash the German Dams

3 - Dam Busters: The Race to Smash the German Dams

Air Date: November 8, 2011

James Holland presents an analysis of the 1943 mission to destroy German dams with a brand-new weapon - the bouncing bomb. Extraordinarily, the raid almost never happened.

Double Agent: The Eddie Chapman Story

4 - Double Agent: The Eddie Chapman Story

Air Date: November 15, 2011

Ben MacIntyre reveals the true story of Britain's most extraordinary wartime double agent, Eddie Chapman. Featuring remarkable footage of Chapman three years before his death.