Episode
Secrets and Lies
- Podcast
- World War II with Tom Hanks
- Published
- Jun 16, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2428
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Summary
Amid World War II’s chaos, a hidden battle rages — a war of espionage, deception, and codebreaking. At Bletchley Park, Alan Turing and his team race to crack Germany's "unbreakable" Enigma Code in a bid to thwart Nazi plans and save Britain from invasion. But as the codes evolve, daring missions and deadly risks intensify… This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance): Dan Snow, historian and broadcaster Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum David O’Keefe, professor, Marianopolis College Nicholas Reynolds, historian and former CIA officer David Abrutat, Official Historian, GCHQ Sir Dermot Turing, writer and speaker Matthew Hefler, intelligence historian, King’s College London Tessa Dunlop, historian and author Guy Walters, historian and author Katrin Paehler, professor, Illinois State University Robert Hutchinson, intelligence historian