The Secret Genius of Modern Life Season 2 Episode 1 - Passport

Airdate: 2023-Nov-08

Episode summary:

Hannah gains access to a top-secret site where anonymous staff and the latest tech work to make the British passport one of the most secure documents on the planet. She reveals the World War I spy craft hidden in the pages of every passport and takes a look into how modern ID checks were shaped by the hunt for a 19th-century French serial killer and 1970s psychedelic art.

About The Secret Genius of Modern Life series:

Hannah Fry uncovers the secrets behind the miraculous technologies of the modern world, revealing the mind-blowing stories behind their invention.<...Show more >