Cracking the Code

2022•1 series•Entertainment / Factual

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Uncover some of the world's most renowned encryptions, revealing how they were decoded, the minds who cracked them and the secrets they masked.

Episode 1The Mob Code

Uncover some of the world's most renowned encryptions, revealing how they were decoded, the minds who cracked them and the secrets they masked. (S1, ep 1)

Episode 2The Killer Code

The Zodiac Killer Code reveals the desperate bid to crack the crazed codes sent by America's most mysterious serial killer. (S1, ep 2)

Episode 3The Japanese Super Code

The Japanese Super Code reveals the US efforts to crack Japan's unbreakable WWII code following the horror of the attack on Pearl Harbor. (S1, ep 3)

Episode 4The Lost Civilization

Decoding a lost civilization reveals the monumental challenge undertaken by some of the academic world's most brilliant minds. (S1, ep 4)

Episode 5The Gang Code

Experts reveal the highly encrypted phones that criminal gangs use to stay under the radar, and explain how the police are turning the phones against the crooks. (S1, ep 5)

Episode 6The 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. (S1, ep 6)

Episode 7The Code That Won the Great War

Revealing the encrypted German telegram could save Britain in its darkest hour. Can a team of geniuses decode the message in time? (S1, ep 7)

Episode 8The Human Code

Step foot on the roller-coaster ride that is cracking humanity's most complex and important code - the Human Genome. Season finale. (S1, ep 8)

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