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The Codebreakers: The Case of the 'I'm Alone'

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Presented by Rene Cutforth

On 23 March 1929 the US Coastguard sank the British schooner "I'm Alone" in the Gulf of Mexico. They suspected her of rum-running for a gangster like Capone.
The US authorities needed proof that the "I'm Alone" was working for an American gang. To find it, they called in Mrs Friedman, America's top code-breaker.

Taking part in the programme is Mrs Friedman herself, and the coastguard who sank the "I'm Alone".

Contributors

Presenter:
Rene Cutforth
Interviewee:
Mrs Friedman [Elizebeth Smith Friedman]
Based on the book by:
David Kahn
Director:
Stuart Harris
Writer/Producer:
Bruce Norman
Source: Radio Times

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