In this documentary series, hear the story of the operations and the courageous people who waged the secret war and set Europe ablaze.
EPISODE 1
The Special Interrogation Group
In the desert of North Africa in the summer of 1942, a small band of soldiers were selected by the British for a unique mission.
EPISODE 2
Hardy Amies: Operation Ratweek
Edwin Hardy Amies. Fashion designer, businessman, couturier for the Queen But as a young man, he was also one of Britain’s most unlikely spymasters...
EPISODE 3
The Mafia Connection
With the fate of the free world in the balance, the US government turns to the head of the New York Mafia for help, and gets far more than they bargained for in return.
EPISODE 4
Double Agent Tricycle
A wealthy lawyer, debonair ladies man, consummate actor and fearless gambler, Dusko Popov played the role of playboy to become one of Germany’s most trusted spies.
EPISODE 5
The Banker, the Norwegians and the Bomb
In the chaos of 1940, Churchill created the ‘Special Operations Executive’. Its task – to “set Europe ablaze”.
EPISODE 6
The Scholar and the Fight for Greece
This is the story of one of the most controversial missions of World War Two.
Alisdair Simpson
Jon Wennington
Jo Hedwig Teeuwisse
Elliot McCaffrey
Serena Davies
