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The Secret War

The Secret War

The Secret War

1977 1 Seasons 7 Episodes ⭐ 7.0 Documentary War & Politics

The Secret War was a six–part television series produced by the BBC in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum documenting various technical developments during the Second World War. It was aired during 1977 and presented by William Woollard. The programme opening music was an excerpt from Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. The closing music was by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. The 'seventh' episode often included with video versions of the series was not part of the original series but produced separately.

The Secret War was a six–part television series produced by the BBC in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum documenting various technical developments during the Second World War. It was aired during 1977 and presented by William Woollard. The programme opening music was an excerpt from Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. The closing music was by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. The 'seventh' episode often included with video versions of the series was not part of the original series but produced separately.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Battle of the Beams

The fight by British intelligence to counter Nazi Germany's secret radio navigation systems for their bombers.

EP 2

To See for a Hundred Miles

The development of radar and its role in World War II air warfare.

EP 3

Terror Weapons

The development and use of Nazi Germany's V-1 and V-2 missile programs.

EP 4

If ...

An examination of various innovative secret prototype weapon and vehicle designs of World War II, and their military pot

EP 5

The Deadly Waves

The account of how the British scientific effort to discover and counter a dangerously effective new kind of Nazi German

EP 6

Still Secret

Discussed are the efforts to break the Enigma Code and the role played by the Colossus computer, designed by T.H. Flower

EP 7

The Battle of the Atlantic

The technical and tactical innovations that developed in the vital naval battle of the Eastern Theatre of World War II.

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