Episodes
Cracking the Code: The Mob Code – Series Premiere (S1EP1 Sky History Monday 15 August 2022)
The Mob Code: This episode reveals the story of one of history’s greatest codebreakers – suburban mother Elizabeth Friedman. Armed with just a pencil and paper, she cracked the codes that brought down the Mob, saved countless lives in the Second World War and prevented a Nazi invasion of America.
Airdate: Monday 15 August 2022 at 22:00 on Sky History
Season 1 Episode 1
How, from bizarre ancient markings to random numbers and letters, codes and ciphers have been used for millennia to send secret messages, hide identities and operate outside the law.