DiscoverHistory's Secret Heroes18. Andrée De Jongh and the Comet Line
18. Andrée De Jongh and the Comet Line

18. Andrée De Jongh and the Comet Line

Update: 2024-05-20
Share

Description

A 24-year-old Belgian woman masterminds an escape line, spanning eight hundred miles of Nazi-occupied territory, stretching from Belgium to Spain. Can Andrée de Jongh save the lives of hundreds of stranded airmen?

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

Comments 
Top Podcasts
The Best New Comedy Podcast Right Now – June 2024The Best News Podcast Right Now – June 2024The Best New Business Podcast Right Now – June 2024The Best New Sports Podcast Right Now – June 2024The Best New True Crime Podcast Right Now – June 2024The Best New Joe Rogan Experience Podcast Right Now – June 20The Best New Dan Bongino Show Podcast Right Now – June 20The Best New Mark Levin Podcast – June 2024
In Channel
20. Manfred Gans and X Troop

20. Manfred Gans and X Troop

2024-06-0331:29

19. The Enigmatic Emily Anderson

19. The Enigmatic Emily Anderson

2024-05-2730:02

18. Andrée De Jongh and the Comet Line

18. Andrée De Jongh and the Comet Line

2024-05-2030:39

17. Charles Drew and the Blood Bank

17. Charles Drew and the Blood Bank

2024-05-1329:52

16. Raymond Gurême: Escape Artist

16. Raymond Gurême: Escape Artist

2024-05-0630:21

15. Josefina Guerrero: The Maid of Manila

15. Josefina Guerrero: The Maid of Manila

2024-04-2929:59

14. The Unbreakable Navajo Code

14. The Unbreakable Navajo Code

2024-04-2230:04

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

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

2024-04-1529:51

12. Flying High with Johnny Smythe

12. Flying High with Johnny Smythe

2024-04-0830:29

11. The Extraordinary Cook Sisters

11. The Extraordinary Cook Sisters

2024-04-0130:45

Introducing History's Secret Heroes Series 2

Introducing History's Secret Heroes Series 2

2024-03-2503:33

10. Arslan Rezniqi and the Besa Code

10. Arslan Rezniqi and the Besa Code

2023-08-0231:39

9. Jack King and the Fifth Column

9. Jack King and the Fifth Column

2023-07-2629:59

8. Skiing Commandos

8. Skiing Commandos

2023-07-1930:14

7. Bela Hazan and the Jewish Resistance

7. Bela Hazan and the Jewish Resistance

2023-07-1230:15

6. The Mystery of Garbo

6. The Mystery of Garbo

2023-07-0530:29

5. George Takei and the American Internment Camps

5. George Takei and the American Internment Camps

2023-06-2830:17

4. Claude, Marcel and the Soldier with No Name

4. Claude, Marcel and the Soldier with No Name

2023-06-2130:21

3. Ghost Army

3. Ghost Army

2023-06-1430:35

2. Charity Adams and the 6888

2. Charity Adams and the 6888

2023-06-0730:12

loading
Google Play
Download from Google Play
Castbox
Download from App Store
usUnited States
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

18. Andrée De Jongh and the Comet Line

18. Andrée De Jongh and the Comet Line

BBC Radio 4