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History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Leif Larsen and the Shetland Bus

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Leif Larsen and the Shetland Bus

Update: 2025-04-15
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A Norwegian sailor carries out more than fifty missions via a secret shipping route between Scotland and occupied Norway. Will the Nazis uncover it?

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: Lorna Reader
Executive Producer: Paul Smith
Written by Alex von Tunzelmann
Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts

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History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Leif Larsen and the Shetland Bus

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Leif Larsen and the Shetland Bus

BBC Radio 4