Episode list

The Mob Code reveals the story of one of history's greatest code breakers: Suburban mom, Elizabeth Friedman. Against the odds she cracks the codes which bring down the Mob, saves countless lives in WW2 - armed with just a pencil and paper.

The Zodiac Killer Code reveals the desperate bid to crack the crazed codes sent by America's most mysterious serial killer. Now 50 years on - can modern technology finally reveal the identity of The Zodiac?

US efforts to crack Japan's unbreakable WW2 code following the horror of the attack on Pearl Harbour. But can one Naval Officer really stop the Japanese onslaught and turn the War in the Pacific in America's favor?

Decoding a Lost Civilization reveals the monumental challenge undertaken by some of the academic world's most brilliant minds to decipher a mysterious long-lost language. It's a journey that will take more than 50 years and lead to tragedy for everyone involved. But their ground-breaking work will ultimately rewrite history.

The criminal gangs across the world are using highly encrypted phones to stay under the radar. The police are always one step behind, until a team of investigators works out how to turn the phones against the criminals and catch them.

The story of America's cold war code breakers charged with unraveling a seemingly unbreakable Soviet code. What they uncover is shocking: Soviet spies at the highest levels of the US Government and deep inside America's top secret atomic weapons program - the Manhattan Project.

The encrypted German telegram that could save Britain in its darkest hour. But can a team of eccentric geniuses decode the message in time? And will revealing its contents damage Britain's relationship with its ally, America, forever?

The roller-coaster ride of cracking humanity's most complex and important code - the Human Genome. Unravelling its secrets pushes modern science to its very limits - pitting molecular biologists against big business in the race to stop mankind's own genetic code being sold.