Podcast Episodes

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Dudley Clarke: The Great Deceiver

In Cairo, an eccentric British army officer draws on magic tricks learned from his grandfather in order to fool the Nazis. Will the enemy fall for his illusions? Helena Bonham Carter shines a ligh…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Leif Larsen and the Shetland Bus

A Norwegian sailor carries out more than fifty missions via a secret shipping route between Scotland and occupied Norway. Will the Nazis uncover it?

Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinar…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: The Night Witches

After the outbreak of World War Two, best friends Polina Gelman and Galya Dokutovich are recruited to fly bombers for the Soviet Union. Can they outsmart the Nazis?

Helena Bonham Carter shines a ligh…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Operation Anthropoid

In Prague, two men set out to assassinate one of Hitler’s most high-ranking officers.

Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales o…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: The Salon Albahari

Two apprentice seamstresses find an ingenious hiding place for their Jewish colleagues in wartime Sarajevo. Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join h…

Published on 6 months ago

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Witold Pilecki: The Infiltrator

An undercover Polish operative deliberately sets out to be arrested and sent to Auschwitz. His mission is to tell the world what’s happening inside the walls of the camp. Will he make it out alive?

He…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Curt Bloch and the Underwater Cabaret

Hiding in an attic in the Netherlands, a German Jewish refugee risks his life to create The Underwater Cabaret, a secret, satirical magazine that seeks to ridicule the Nazis.

Helena Bonham Carter shi…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Noor Khan: The Operator

A female agent, codename Madeleine, is sent to the heart of occupied France to transmit messages back to the Allies. Will the Nazis detect her?

Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary sto…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Trailer

Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for tales of deception, resistance and courage in History's Secret Heroes Series 3.

Published on 7 months ago

History's Youngest Heroes: Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope

Can 21 year-old Terry Fox, a cancer survivor with a prosthetic leg, run the length of Canada?

Nicola Coughlan shines a light on extraordinary young people from across history. Join her for 12 stories …

Published on 7 months ago