Cracking the Code - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
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.
The Killer Code
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.
The Japanese Super Code
This episode focuses on the Japanese Super Code, revealing the US efforts to crack Japan's unbreakable Second World War code following the horror of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Efforts fell to one Naval officer with a penchant for crosswords.
The Lost Civilization
Decoding a lost civilization reveals the monumental challenge undertaken by some of the academic world's most brilliant minds.
The Gang Code
The criminal gangs across the world using highly encrypted phones to stay under the radar. The police were once one step behind, until a team of investigators worked out how to turn the phones against the criminals and catch them red-handed.
The 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.
The Code That Won the Great War
How an encrypted German telegram offered the key to saving Britain in its darkest hour. A team of geniuses set about decoding the message to help win the Great War.
The Human Code
Step foot on the roller-coaster ride that is cracking humanity's most complex and important code - the Human Genome.
Recently Updated Shows
Expedition Unknown
In the hit series Expedition Unknown, Travel Channel's witty explorer Josh Gates seeks answers to some of the world's most captivating unsolved stories and legends. Gates is on a mission to find the truth behind each iconic legend, digging through years of historical evidence, facts and myths. Leaving no stone unturned, his adventures take him around the globe as he immerses himself in the core locales linked to each tale. From excavating ruins in search of the real Robin Hood to sailing the high seas investigating Christopher Columbus and exploring Nepal's "sky caves" for Shangri La, Gates' archaeological background and ubiquitous sense of humor generate a new take on age-old stories.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
An up-close and personal look at life in Hotlanta, The Real Housewives of Atlanta follows five glamorous southern belles as they balance motherhood, demanding careers and a fast-paced social calendar, and shows what life is like in the most exclusive areas of Atlanta. These driven and ambitious women prove that they're not just "housewives," but entrepreneurs, doting mothers and classy southern women. These ladies show the world what it takes to live large in some of the hottest zip codes in the south.
Alien: Earth
When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat. As members of the crash recovery crew search for survivors among the wreckage of a mysterious crashed space vessel, they encounter mysterious predatory life forms more terrifying than they could have ever imagined. With this new threat unlocked, the search crew must fight for survival and what they choose to do with this discovery could change planet Earth as they know it.
Murdoch Mysteries
Set in Toronto at the dawn of the 20th century, Murdoch Mysteries is a one-hour drama series that explores the intriguing world of William Murdoch, a methodical and dashing detective who pioneers innovative forensic techniques to solve some of the city's most gruesome murders. Murdoch's colleagues include the love of his life, coroner and psychiatrist Dr. Julia Ogden, a staunch ally who shares the detective's fascination for science; Constable George Crabtree, Murdoch's eager but sometimes naïve right-hand man; Inspector Brackenreid, Murdoch's skeptical yet reluctantly supportive boss; and coroner Dr. Emily Grace, Dr. Ogden's protégé.