<description>&lt;p&gt;After contracting Hansen’s Disease, then known as leprosy, Josefina Guerrero makes a remarkable decision. She becomes a spy for the resistance in Manila. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer: Suniti Somaiya 
Edit Producer: Melvin Rickarby 
Assistant Producer: Lorna Reader 
Executive Producer: Paul Smith 
Written by Alex von Tunzelmann 
Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts&lt;/p&gt;</description>

How did Josefina Guerrero’s leprosy lead her to become a brilliant spy?

After contracting Hansen’s Disease, then known as leprosy, Josefina Guerrero makes a remarkable decision. She becomes a spy for the resistance in Manila. Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage. A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producer: Suniti Somaiya 
Edit Producer: Melvin Rickarby 
Assistant Producer: Lorna Reader 
Executive Producer: Paul Smith 
Written by Alex von Tunzelmann 
Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts

15.  Josefina Guerrero: The Maid of Manila

<description>&lt;p&gt;A group of Native American soldiers use their language to devise a secret code for the Allies. Can the Navajo code help win one of the fiercest battles of the war? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer: Suniti Somaiya 
Edit Producer: Melvin Rickarby 
Assistant Producer: Lorna Reader 
Executive Producer: Paul Smith 
Written by Alex von Tunzelmann 
Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts&lt;/p&gt;</description>

A group of Native American soldiers devise a secret code for the Allies.

A group of Native American soldiers use their language to devise a secret code for the Allies. Can the Navajo code help win one of the fiercest battles of the war? Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage. A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producer: Suniti Somaiya 
Edit Producer: Melvin Rickarby 
Assistant Producer: Lorna Reader 
Executive Producer: Paul Smith 
Written by Alex von Tunzelmann 
Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts

14. The Unbreakable Navajo Code

<description>&lt;p&gt;Thrill-seeker Christine Granville offers to ski across enemy lines and over the deadly Carpathian mountains, into Nazi-occupied Poland to gather intelligence for the British. Churchill would later call her his favourite spy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer: Suniti Somaiya 
Edit Producer: Melvin Rickarby 
Assistant Producer: Lorna Reader 
Executive Producer: Paul Smith 
Written by Alex von Tunzelmann 
Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Thrill-seeker Christine Granville becomes Britain’s first female spy during the war.

Thrill-seeker Christine Granville offers to ski across enemy lines and over the deadly Carpathian mountains, into Nazi-occupied Poland to gather intelligence for the British. Churchill would later call her his favourite spy.Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage. A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producer: Suniti Somaiya 
Edit Producer: Melvin Rickarby 
Assistant Producer: Lorna Reader 
Executive Producer: Paul Smith 
Written by Alex von Tunzelmann 
Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts

13. Christine Granville: The Spy Who Skied In from the Cold

<description>&lt;p&gt;In Sierra Leone, navigator Johnny Smythe becomes one of the first West African airmen to join the Royal Air Force. His fellow crew consider him as a lucky charm, but as he faces a series of terrifying flights, will his good fortune run out? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producers: Suniti Somaiya and Elaina Boateng 
Edit Producer: Melvin Rickarby 
Assistant Producer: Lorna Reader 
Executive Producer: Paul Smith 
Written by Alex von Tunzelmann 
Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Johnny Smythe, one of the first West African RAF airmen, navigates a terrifying flight.

In Sierra Leone, navigator Johnny Smythe becomes one of the first West African airmen to join the Royal Air Force. His fellow crew consider him as a lucky charm, but as he faces a series of terrifying flights, will his good fortune run out? Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage. A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producers: Suniti Somaiya and Elaina Boateng 
Edit Producer: Melvin Rickarby 
Assistant Producer: Lorna Reader 
Executive Producer: Paul Smith 
Written by Alex von Tunzelmann 
Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts

12. Flying High with Johnny Smythe

<description>&lt;p&gt;How did Ida and Louise Cook, two opera-loving sisters from England, help dozens of Jewish people escape Nazi Germany?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer: Suniti Somaiya 
Edit Producer: Melvin Rickarby 
Assistant Producer: Lorna Reader 
Executive Producer: Paul Smith 
Written by Alex von Tunzelmann 
Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts&lt;/p&gt;</description>

How did two English opera-loving sisters help dozens of Jews escape Nazi Germany?

How did Ida and Louise Cook, two opera-loving sisters from England, help dozens of Jewish people escape Nazi Germany?Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage. A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producer: Suniti Somaiya 
Edit Producer: Melvin Rickarby 
Assistant Producer: Lorna Reader 
Executive Producer: Paul Smith 
Written by Alex von Tunzelmann 
Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts

11. The Extraordinary Cook Sisters

Helena Bonham Carter shines light on extraordinary stories from World War Two.

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